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).

बहुसूत्रसहस्राणि यथा गङ्गाय वालिकाः ।
तानि कश्चित्प्रकाशेत न तद्भवति दुष्करम् ॥ १७ ॥

bahusūtrasahasrāṇi yathā gaṅgāya vālikāḥ |
tāni kaścitprakāśeta na tadbhavati duṣkaram || 17 ||

One might expound many thousands of Sutras, like to the sands of the Ganges, without overmuch difficulty.

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

Bahusu, Trasa, Hasra, Yatha, Ganga, Valika, Tad, Tani, Kah, Citprakasha, Ita, Tat, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Dushkara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.17). 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: “bahusūtrasahasrāṇi yathā gaṅgāya vālikāḥ
  • bahusū -
  • bahusu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bahusu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • trasa -
  • trasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    trasa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hasrāṇi -
  • hasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • gaṅgāya -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • vālikāḥ -
  • vālika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vālikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “tāni kaścitprakāśeta na tadbhavati duṣkaram
  • tāni -
  • tānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • citprakāśe -
  • citprakāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    citprakāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tad -
  • tad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhavati -
  • bhavatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • duṣkaram -
  • duṣkara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duṣkara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duṣkarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.17

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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