Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) [sanskrit]

by H. Kern | 2013 | 16,351 words | ISBN-13: 9788120801226

The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-pundarika) is an important Mahayana Buddhist scripture classified as one of the nine Dharmas. the Lotus Sutra deals with a wide range of important Buddhist teachings in twenty-seven chapters including the nature of the Buddhas and the inherent potentiality of becoming Buddha within all beings. This editions only contains the Sanskrit metrical text and the corresponding English translation. Alternative titles: Saddharma-puṇḍarīka-sūtra (सद्धर्म-पुण्डरीक-सूत्र).

आश्चर्यभूता जिन अप्रमेया ये स्मारयन्ति मम धर्मदेशनाम् ।
परिनिर्वृतानां हि जिनान तायिनां समनुस्मरामी यथ अद्य श्वो वा ॥ ६ ॥

āścaryabhūtā jina aprameyā ye smārayanti mama dharmadeśanām |
parinirvṛtānāṃ hi jināna tāyināṃ samanusmarāmī yatha adya śvo vā || 6 ||

Wonderful, boundless are the Ginas who remind us of the law preached by the extinct Ginas and mighty saints. Now I remember it as if it had happened to-day or yesterday.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.6). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashcaryabhuta, Jina, Aprameya, Yah, Yat, Smarayat, Smarayanti, Asmad, Dharmadeshana, Parinirvrita, Jinana, Tayin, Yad, Han, Adya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 9.6). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “āścaryabhūtā jina aprameyā ye smārayanti mama dharmadeśanām
  • āścaryabhūtā* -
  • āścaryabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    āścaryabhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jina -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aprameyā* -
  • aprameya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aprameyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smārayanti -
  • smṛ -> smārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √smṛ]
    smṛ -> smārayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √smṛ], [vocative plural from √smṛ], [accusative plural from √smṛ]
    smṛ -> smārayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √smṛ]
    smṛ (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dharmadeśanām -
  • dharmadeśanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “parinirvṛtānāṃ hi jināna tāyināṃ samanusmarāmī yatha adya śvo
  • parinirvṛtānām -
  • parinirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    parinirvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    parinirvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jināna -
  • ji -> jināna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jināna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • tāyinām -
  • tāyin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • samanu -
  • samanu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • smarāmī -
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śvo -
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 9.6

Cover of edition (2013)

The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)

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Cover of edition (2001)

The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)

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