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).

अनन्त औपम्यनिदर्शनेहि बुद्धान अग्र्यां करियाण पूजाम् ।
आरागयिष्यन्ति ममाग्रबोधिं स्थिहित्व चरिमस्मि समुच्छ्रयस्मिन् ॥ १३ ॥

ananta aupamyanidarśanehi buddhāna agryāṃ kariyāṇa pūjām |
ārāgayiṣyanti mamāgrabodhiṃ sthihitva carimasmi samucchrayasmin || 13 ||

After having paid eminent worship to the Buddhas, by means of infinite comparisons and examples, they shall, when standing in their last bodily existence, reach my extreme enlightenment.

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ananta, Aupamya, Nidarshana, Buddha, Agrya, Kari, Karin, Puja, Asmad, Mama, Agrabodhi, Stha, Hitvan, Cari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 9.13). 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: “ananta aupamyanidarśanehi buddhāna agryāṃ kariyāṇa pūjām
  • ananta -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aupamya -
  • aupamya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nidarśane -
  • nidarśana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    nidarśana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nidarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • buddhān -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agryām -
  • agryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kari -
  • kari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    karin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “ārāgayiṣyanti mamāgrabodhiṃ sthihitva carimasmi samucchrayasmin
  • Cannot analyse ārāgayiṣyanti*ma
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative 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]
  • agrabodhim -
  • agrabodhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sthi -
  • sthā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hitva -
  • hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    hitvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • carim -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • Cannot analyse samucchrayasmin

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 9.13

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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