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).

भिक्षवो भिक्षुणीया च उपासका उपासिकाः ।
तस्य पूजां करिष्यन्ति पर्षदश्च समा अपि ॥ २८ ॥

bhikṣavo bhikṣuṇīyā ca upāsakā upāsikāḥ |
tasya pūjāṃ kariṣyanti parṣadaśca samā api || 28 ||

Monks, nuns, lay devotees, male and female, will honour him as well as the classes of the audience.

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

Bhikshu, Bhikshuni, Upasaka, Upasika, Tad, Puja, Karishyat, Karishyanti, Parshad, Api,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.28). 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: “bhikṣavo bhikṣuṇīyā ca upāsakā upāsikāḥ
  • bhikṣavo* -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhikṣuṇī -
  • bhikṣuṇī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    bhikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • iyā -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • upāsakā* -
  • upāsaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upāsakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • upāsikāḥ -
  • upāsikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tasya pūjāṃ kariṣyanti parṣadaśca samā api
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kariṣyanti -
  • kariṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future active third plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future active third plural]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future active third plural]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future active third plural]
  • parṣadaś -
  • parṣad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • samā*a -
  • sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle first single]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.28

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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