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).

सुखस्थितो भोति सदा विचक्षणः सुखं निषण्णस्तथ धर्मु भाषते ।
उदार प्रज्ञप्त करित्व आसनं चौक्षे मनोज्ञे पृथिवीप्रदेशे ॥ २६ ॥

sukhasthito bhoti sadā vicakṣaṇaḥ sukhaṃ niṣaṇṇastatha dharmu bhāṣate |
udāra prajñapta karitva āsanaṃ caukṣe manojñe pṛthivīpradeśe || 26 ||

The wise man is always at ease, and in that state he preaches the law, seated on an elevated pulpit which has been prepared for him on a clean and pretty spot.

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

Sukha, Sthita, Bha, Bhu, Sada, Vicakshana, Sukham, Nishanna, Tatha, Udara, Prajnapta, Karitva, Asana, Cauksha, Manojna, Prithivipradesha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.26). 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: “sukhasthito bhoti sadā vicakṣaṇaḥ sukhaṃ niṣaṇṇastatha dharmu bhāṣate
  • sukha -
  • sukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicakṣaṇaḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukham -
  • sukham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sukhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • niṣaṇṇas -
  • niṣaṇṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatha -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse dharmu*bh
  • bhāṣate -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “udāra prajñapta karitva āsanaṃ caukṣe manojñe pṛthivīpradeśe
  • udāra -
  • udāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prajñapta -
  • prajñapta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prajñapta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karitva* -
  • karitva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsanam -
  • āsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caukṣe -
  • caukṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    caukṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    caukṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • manojñe -
  • manojña (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    manojña (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    manojñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pṛthivīpradeśe -
  • pṛthivīpradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pṛthivīpradeśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.26

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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