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).

अहं च तेन भवि पूजितः सदा प्रभूतरत्नश्च जिनः स्वयंभूः ।
यो गच्छते दिशविदिशासु नित्यं श्रवणाय धर्मं इममेवरूपम् ॥ १३ ॥

ahaṃ ca tena bhavi pūjitaḥ sadā prabhūtaratnaśca jinaḥ svayaṃbhūḥ |
yo gacchate diśavidiśāsu nityaṃ śravaṇāya dharmaṃ imamevarūpam || 13 ||

And thereby shall I always be honoured as well as Prabheitaratna, the self-born Gina, who perpetually wanders through the quarters and intermediate quarters in order to hear such a law as this.

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

Aha, Asmad, Tad, Tena, Bhavin, Pujita, Sada, Sad, Prabhutaratna, Jina, Svayambhu, Yah, Gacchat, Gacchata, Disha, Vidisha, Nityam, Nitya, Shravana, Dharma, Idam, Eva, Rupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.13). 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: “ahaṃ ca tena bhavi pūjitaḥ sadā prabhūtaratnaśca jinaḥ svayaṃbhūḥ
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bhavi -
  • bhavin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pūjitaḥ -
  • pūjita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj -> pūjita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pūj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • prabhūtaratnaś -
  • prabhūtaratna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jinaḥ -
  • ji (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • svayambhūḥ -
  • svayambhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svayambhu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yo gacchate diśavidiśāsu nityaṃ śravaṇāya dharmaṃ imamevarūpam
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gacchate -
  • gacchat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gacchat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gacchatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • diśa -
  • diśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    diś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vidiśāsu -
  • vidiśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śravaṇāya -
  • śravaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    śravaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.13

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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