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).

लीयनां सर्व वर्जित्वा शृणुयात् सूत्रमीदृशम् ।
दुर्लभो वै श्रवो ह्यस्य अधिमुक्ती पि दुर्लभा ॥ १६ ॥

līyanāṃ sarva varjitvā śṛṇuyāt sūtramīdṛśam |
durlabho vai śravo hyasya adhimuktī pi durlabhā || 16 ||

Let one listen to this exalted Sutra, avoiding all distractedness; for rare is the occasion (given) for hearing it, and rare also the belief in it.

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

Sarva, Varjin, Tva, Yushmad, Sutra, Idrish, Idrisha, Durlabha, Shrava, Shravas, Asi, Idam, Adhimukti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.16). 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: “līyanāṃ sarva varjitvā śṛṇuyāt sūtramīdṛśam
  • līya -
  • -> līya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> līya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
    -> līya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √]
  • nām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • varji -
  • varjin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    varjin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • śṛṇuyāt -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [optative active third single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “durlabho vai śravo hyasya adhimuktī pi durlabhā
  • durlabho* -
  • durlabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • śravo* -
  • śravas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śravas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śru (verb class 5)
    [injunctive active second single]
  • hya -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • asya -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • adhimuktī -
  • adhimukti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse pi*du
  • durlabhā -
  • durlabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.16

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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