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).

चतुर्दिशं मे कृत घोषणो ऽयं धर्मं वदेद्यस्तस्य दास्यं व्रजेयम् ।
आसीदृषिस्तेन कालेन धीमान् सूत्रस्य सद्धर्मनाम्नः प्रवक्ताः ॥ ४३ ॥

caturdiśaṃ me kṛta ghoṣaṇo 'yaṃ dharmaṃ vadedyastasya dāsyaṃ vrajeyam |
āsīdṛṣistena kālena dhīmān sūtrasya saddharmanāmnaḥ pravaktāḥ || 43 ||

I let go out in all directions this proclamation: I will become a servant to him who shall explain Dharma. At that time there was a far-seeing Sage, a revealer of the Sutra called the True 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 (11.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Caturdisham, Asmad, Krita, Ghoshana, Aya, Idam, Dharma, Yasta, Dasya, Rishi, Tad, Tena, Kalena, Kala, Dhimat, Sutra, Saddharma, Naman, Pravaktri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.43). 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: “caturdiśaṃ me kṛta ghoṣaṇo 'yaṃ dharmaṃ vadedyastasya dāsyaṃ vrajeyam
  • caturdiśam -
  • caturdiśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kṛta -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural], [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [injunctive middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [injunctive middle third single]
  • ghoṣaṇo' -
  • ghoṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vaded -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • yastasya -
  • yasta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yasta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √yas class 4 verb]
    yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √yas class 4 verb]
  • dāsyam -
  • dāsya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √das]
    das -> dāsya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √das], [accusative single from √das]
  • vrajeyam -
  • vraj (verb class 1)
    [optative active first single]
  • Line 2: “āsīdṛṣistena kālena dhīmān sūtrasya saddharmanāmnaḥ pravaktāḥ
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ṛṣis -
  • ṛṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative 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]
  • kālena -
  • kālena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • dhīmān -
  • dhīmat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūtrasya -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • saddharma -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmnaḥ -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • pravaktā -
  • pravaktṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.43

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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