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).

दिव्येहि पुष्पेहि च सत्करेत मानुष्यकैश्चापि हि सर्वगन्धैः ।
दिव्येहि वस्त्रेहि च छादयेया रत्नेहि अभ्योकिरि धर्मभाणकम् ॥ ६ ॥

divyehi puṣpehi ca satkareta mānuṣyakaiścāpi hi sarvagandhaiḥ |
divyehi vastrehi ca chādayeyā ratnehi abhyokiri dharmabhāṇakam || 6 ||

That preacher of the law must be honoured with divine and human flowers and all sorts of perfumes; be decked with divine cloth and strewed with jewels.

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

Div, Divi, Divya, Pushpa, Satkara, Ita, Manushyaka, Capin, Capi, Sarvagandha, Vastri, Vastra, Ratna, Ratni, Abhi, Uksh, Irin, Dharmabhanaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.6). 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: “divyehi puṣpehi ca satkareta mānuṣyakaiścāpi hi sarvagandhaiḥ
  • divye -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    div (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • ehi -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • puṣpe -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satkare -
  • satkara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    satkara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • mānuṣyakaiś -
  • mānuṣyaka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    mānuṣyaka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvagandhaiḥ -
  • sarvagandha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarvagandha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “divyehi vastrehi ca chādayeyā ratnehi abhyokiri dharmabhāṇakam
  • divye -
  • divi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    divī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    div (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    div (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
  • ehi -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vastre -
  • vastṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [dative single]
    vastṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vastrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ehi -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • chādayeyā -
  • ratne -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ratni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ratnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhyo -
  • abhi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iri -
  • irin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    irin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmabhāṇakam -
  • dharmabhāṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.6

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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