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).

अहं तु बोधिमनुप्रापुणित्वा यदा स्थितो भेष्यि तथागतत्वे ।
ततो उपानेष्यि उपायि स्थित्वा संश्रावयिष्ये इममग्रबोधिम् ॥ ४७ ॥

ahaṃ tu bodhimanuprāpuṇitvā yadā sthito bheṣyi tathāgatatve |
tato upāneṣyi upāyi sthitvā saṃśrāvayiṣye imamagrabodhim || 47 ||

But I, when I shall have reached enlightenment and be established in Tathagataship, will initiate (others), and after having initiated disciples preach everywhere this superior enlightenment.

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

Aha, Asmad, Yada, Yad, Tathagata, Tva, Upayin, Sthitva, Idam, Agrabodhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.47). 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: “ahaṃ tu bodhimanuprāpuṇitvā yadā sthito bheṣyi tathāgatatve
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse bodhimanuprāpuṇitvā*ya
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • sthito* -
  • Cannot analyse bheṣyi*ta
  • tathāgata -
  • tathāgata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathāgata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tve -
  • tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    tva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tato upāneṣyi upāyi sthitvā saṃśrāvayiṣye imamagrabodhim
  • tato -
  • Cannot analyse upāneṣyi*up
  • upāyi -
  • upāyin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    upāyin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sthitvā -
  • sthitvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sthā]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrāvayiṣye -
  • śru (verb class 0)
    [future middle first single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • agrabodhim -
  • agrabodhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.47

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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