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).

एकेन नामेन दशद्दिशासु क्षणस्मि एकस्मि तथा मुहूर्ते ।
निषद्य च द्रुमप्रवराण मूले बुद्धा भविष्यन्ति स्पृशित्व ज्ञानम् ॥ १४ ॥

ekena nāmena daśaddiśāsu kṣaṇasmi ekasmi tathā muhūrte |
niṣadya ca drumapravarāṇa mūle buddhā bhaviṣyanti spṛśitva jñānam || 14 ||

They shall all, under the same name, in every direction, at the same moment and instant, and sitting at the foot of the most exalted tree, become Buddhas, after they shall have reached the knowledge.

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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 (9.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Eka, Naman, Nami, Ina, Dashat, Disha, Tatha, Muhurta, Nishadya, Druma, Pravara, Mula, Buddha, Bhavishyanti, Bhavishyat, Sprish, Sprishi, Tva, Jnana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 9.14). 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: “ekena nāmena daśaddiśāsu kṣaṇasmi ekasmi tathā muhūrte
  • ekena -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nāme -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nāmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daśad -
  • daśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    daśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • diśāsu -
  • diśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse kṣaṇasmi*ek
  • Cannot analyse ekasmi*ta
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • muhūrte -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “niṣadya ca drumapravarāṇa mūle buddhā bhaviṣyanti spṛśitva jñānam
  • niṣadya -
  • niṣadya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣadya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • druma -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pravarā -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pravarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mūle -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • buddhā* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaviṣyanti -
  • bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • spṛśi -
  • spṛśi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    spṛśi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    spṛśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    spṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    spṛś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    spṛś (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    spṛś (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 9.14

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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