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).

अतो बहुतरं कर्म करोति स नरोत्तमः ।
निर्वृतस्य हि यो मह्यं सूत्रं धारयते वरम् ॥ ३३ ॥

ato bahutaraṃ karma karoti sa narottamaḥ |
nirvṛtasya hi yo mahyaṃ sūtraṃ dhārayate varam || 33 ||

Performs something not so difficult by far as the excellent man does who after my extinction shall keep my sublime law.

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

Atah, Bahutara, Karman, Karoti, Narottama, Nirvrita, Yah, Mahya, Asmad, Sutra, Dharayat, Varam, Vara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.33). 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: “ato bahutaraṃ karma karoti sa narottamaḥ
  • ato* -
  • ataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bahutaram -
  • bahutara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahutara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahutarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • karoti -
  • karoti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    karoti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • narottamaḥ -
  • narottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “nirvṛtasya hi yo mahyaṃ sūtraṃ dhārayate varam
  • nirvṛtasya -
  • nirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nirvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhārayate -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dhārayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.33

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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