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).

ततो ऽस्य अहं दर्शिष्ये आत्मभाव प्रभास्वरम् ।
स्खलितं चास्य स्वाध्यायमुच्चारिष्ये पुनः पुनः ॥ ३१ ॥

tato 'sya ahaṃ darśiṣye ātmabhāva prabhāsvaram |
skhalitaṃ cāsya svādhyāyamuccāriṣye punaḥ punaḥ || 31 ||

Then will I show him my luminous body and enable him to remember the lesson he forgot.

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Asi, Idam, Aha, Asmad, Atmabhava, Prabhasvara, Skhalita, Svadhyaya, Ucca, Puna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.31). 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: “tato 'sya ahaṃ darśiṣye ātmabhāva prabhāsvaram
  • tato' -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • 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]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse darśiṣye*āt
  • ātmabhāva -
  • ātmabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prabhāsvaram -
  • prabhāsvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhāsvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhāsvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “skhalitaṃ cāsya svādhyāyamuccāriṣye punaḥ punaḥ
  • skhalitam -
  • skhalita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    skhalita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    skhalitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal]
    skhal -> skhalita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [accusative single from √skhal class 1 verb], [nominative single from √skhal], [accusative single from √skhal]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • svādhyāyam -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svādhyāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uccā -
  • uccā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ucca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uccā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ariṣye -
  • (verb class 1)
    [future middle first single]
    (verb class 3)
    [future middle first single]
    (verb class 5)
    [future middle first single]
    riṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect passive first single]
    riṣ (verb class 4)
    [imperfect passive first single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.31

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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