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).

मैत्रीबलं चो सद दर्शयन्तः कृपायमाणः सद सर्वसत्त्वान् ।
प्रकाशयेद्धर्ममिमेवरूपं सूत्रं विशिष्टं सुगतेहि वर्णितम् ॥ ४५ ॥

maitrībalaṃ co sada darśayantaḥ kṛpāyamāṇaḥ sada sarvasattvān |
prakāśayeddharmamimevarūpaṃ sūtraṃ viśiṣṭaṃ sugatehi varṇitam || 45 ||

Always displaying the strength of charity, always filled with compassion for all creatures, expounding this law, the Sugatas have approved this exalted Sutra.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Maitribala, Sada, Darshayat, Kripa, Mana, Sarvasattva, Pra, Iyam, Idam, Arupa, Sutra, Vishishta, Sugata, Sugati, Varnita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.45). 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: “maitrībalaṃ co sada darśayantaḥ kṛpāyamāṇaḥ sada sarvasattvān
  • maitrībalam -
  • maitrībala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • co -
  • sada -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • darśayantaḥ -
  • dṛś -> darśayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś]
    darśayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kṛpāya -
  • kṛpa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • māṇaḥ -
  • māṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sada -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarvasattvān -
  • sarvasattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “prakāśayeddharmamimevarūpaṃ sūtraṃ viśiṣṭaṃ sugatehi varṇitam
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kāśayeddh -
  • kāś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • harmam -
  • harman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arūpam -
  • arūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • viśiṣṭam -
  • viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sugate -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sugatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sugati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sugati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varṇitam -
  • varṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.45

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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