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).

ये बोधिसत्त्वा दशसू दिशासु सत्त्वानुकम्पाय चरन्ति लोके ।
ते सर्वि शास्तार भवन्ति मह्यं गुरुगौरवं तेषु जनेत पण्डितः ॥ ४२ ॥

ye bodhisattvā daśasū diśāsu sattvānukampāya caranti loke |
te sarvi śāstāra bhavanti mahyaṃ gurugauravaṃ teṣu janeta paṇḍitaḥ || 42 ||

“The Bodhisattvas in all directions of space, who out of compassion for creatures are moving in the world, are my teachers;” (thus thinking) the wise man respects them as his masters.

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

Yah, Yat, Bodhisattva, Disha, Sattva, Uksh, Paya, Loka, Tad, Yushmad, Shastri, Shasta, Ara, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Mahya, Asmad, Guru, Gaurava, Janeta, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.42). 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: “ye bodhisattvā daśasū diśāsu sattvānukampāya caranti loke
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bodhisattvā* -
  • bodhisattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • daśasū -
  • diśāsu -
  • diśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pāya -
  • pāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    pāy (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    pai (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • caranti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “te sarvi śāstāra bhavanti mahyaṃ gurugauravaṃ teṣu janeta paṇḍitaḥ
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sarvi -
  • śāstā -
  • śāstṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śās -> śāsta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śāsta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śās class 2 verb]
    śās -> śāstā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √śās class 2 verb]
  • ara -
  • ara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • 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]
  • guru -
  • guru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    guru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    gurū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    gurū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gauravam -
  • gaurava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaurava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gauravā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • janeta -
  • janeta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    janeta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • paṇḍitaḥ -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.42

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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