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).

जिनस्य लेनं प्रविशित्वा प्रावरित्वा मि चीवरम् ।
ममासने निषीदित्वा अभीतो भाषि पण्डितः ॥ २३ ॥

jinasya lenaṃ praviśitvā prāvaritvā mi cīvaram |
mamāsane niṣīditvā abhīto bhāṣi paṇḍitaḥ || 23 ||

After entering the abode of the Gina, putting on his robe and sitting down on my seat, the preacher should, undaunted, expound 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 (10.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Jina, Pra, Vish, Vishi, Tva, Yushmad, Pravari, Civara, Abhita, Bhashin, Bhashi, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.23). 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: “jinasya lenaṃ praviśitvā prāvaritvā mi cīvaram
  • jinasya -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • lenam -
  • lenā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśi -
  • viśī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    viśī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • prāvari -
  • prāvarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tvā* -
  • Cannot analyse mi*cī
  • cīvaram -
  • cīvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cīvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “mamāsane niṣīditvā abhīto bhāṣi paṇḍitaḥ
  • mamāsa -
  • mas (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse niṣīditvā*ab
  • abhīto* -
  • abhīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāṣi -
  • bhāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paṇḍitaḥ -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.23

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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