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).

कल्पानतीतान् समनुस्मरामि यदाहमासं धार्मिको धर्मराजा ।
राज्यं चमे धर्महेतोः कृतं तन्न च कामहेतोर्ज्येष्ठधर्महेतोः ॥ ४२ ॥

kalpānatītān samanusmarāmi yadāhamāsaṃ dhārmiko dharmarājā |
rājyaṃ came dharmahetoḥ kṛtaṃ tanna ca kāmahetorjyeṣṭhadharmahetoḥ || 42 ||

I have a remembrance of past ages when I was Dharmika, the King of the Law, andexercised the royal sway for duty'ssake, not for love's sake, in the interest of the best laws.

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

Kalpa, Atita, Yada, Yad, Hama, Asa, Dharmika, Dharmaraj, Dharmarajan, Rajya, Cama, Dharmahetu, Krit, Krita, Tan, Kamaha, Ita, Urj, Urjin, Tha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.42). 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: “kalpānatītān samanusmarāmi yadāhamāsaṃ dhārmiko dharmarājā
  • kalpān -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • atītān -
  • atīta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samanu -
  • samanu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • smarāmi -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • hamā -
  • hama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āsam -
  • āsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    as -> āsam (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • dhārmiko* -
  • dhārmika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmarājā -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dharmarājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “rājyaṃ came dharmahetoḥ kṛtaṃ tanna ca kāmahetorjyeṣṭhadharmahetoḥ
  • rājyam -
  • rājya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rājyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj]
    rāj -> rājya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [accusative single from √rāj class 1 verb], [nominative single from √rāj], [accusative single from √rāj]
  • came -
  • cama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dharmahetoḥ -
  • dharmahetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛtam -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • tann -
  • tan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāmahe -
  • kāmahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ito -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • ūrjye -
  • ūrjin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    ūrjin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ūrj (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    ūrj (verb class 1)
    [present passive first single]
    ūrj (verb class 2)
    [present passive first single]
    ūrj (verb class 7)
    [present passive first single]
  • eṣ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ṭha -
  • ṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmahetoḥ -
  • dharmahetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.42

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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