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).

खाद्यं च भोज्यं च तथान्नपानं विहारशय्यासनवस्त्रकोट्यः ।
ददेय पूजार्थ जिनात्मजस्य अप्येकवारं पि वदेत सूत्रम् ॥ ८ ॥

khādyaṃ ca bhojyaṃ ca tathānnapānaṃ vihāraśayyāsanavastrakoṭyaḥ |
dadeya pūjārtha jinātmajasya apyekavāraṃ pi vadeta sūtram || 8 ||

One should give food, hard and soft, nourishment and drink, lodging in a convent, kotis of robes to honour the son of Gina, when he has propounded, be it but once, this Sutra.

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

Khadya, Bhojya, Bhoji, Tatha, Apana, Vihara, Shayyasana, Vastraka, Ush, Yah, Puja, Artha, Jina, Api, Apya, Ekavaram, Sutra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.8). 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: “khādyaṃ ca bhojyaṃ ca tathānnapānaṃ vihāraśayyāsanavastrakoṭyaḥ
  • khādyam -
  • khādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khād -> khādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād -> khādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khād class 1 verb], [accusative single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khad -> khādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khad class 6 verb]
    khad -> khādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khad class 6 verb], [accusative single from √khad class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojyam -
  • bhojya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhojya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhojyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhuj], [accusative single from √bhuj]
    bhojī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathānn -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • apānam -
  • apāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vihāra -
  • vihāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śayyāsana -
  • śayyāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vastrako -
  • vastraka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uṭ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dadeya pūjārtha jinātmajasya apyekavāraṃ pi vadeta sūtram
  • dadeya -
  • (verb class 1)
    [optative middle first single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [optative middle first single]
  • pūjā -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jināt -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jasya -
  • jas -> jasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jas]
    jas -> jasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jas]
    ja (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    jas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apye -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    apyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ekavāram -
  • ekavāram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse pi*va
  • vadeta -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.8

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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