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).

केषांचि हस्ताभरणानि प्रीतो ददाति रूप्यं च सुवर्णसूत्रम् ।
मुक्तामणिं शङ्खशिलाप्रवालं विविधांश्च दासान् स ददाति प्रीतः ॥ ४९ ॥

keṣāṃci hastābharaṇāni prīto dadāti rūpyaṃ ca suvarṇasūtram |
muktāmaṇiṃ śaṅkhaśilāpravālaṃ vividhāṃśca dāsān sa dadāti prītaḥ || 49 ||

In his satisfaction he gives to some hand-ornaments, silver and gold thread; pearls, gems, conch-shells, stones (?), coral; he also gives slaves of various description.

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

Hastabharana, Prita, Rupya, Suvarnasutra, Muktamani, Shankhashila, Pravala, Vividha, Dasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.49). 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: “keṣāṃci hastābharaṇāni prīto dadāti rūpyaṃ ca suvarṇasūtram
  • Cannot analyse keṣāñci*ha
  • hastābharaṇāni -
  • hastābharaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prīto* -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • rūpyam -
  • rūpya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √rūp class 10 verb], [accusative single from √rūp class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suvarṇasūtram -
  • suvarṇasūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “muktāmaṇiṃ śaṅkhaśilāpravālaṃ vividhāṃśca dāsān sa dadāti prītaḥ
  • muktāmaṇim -
  • muktāmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • śaṅkhaśilā -
  • śaṅkhaśilā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravālam -
  • pravāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vividhāṃś -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāsān -
  • dāsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dadāti -
  • dadāti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (verb class 3)
    [present active third single]
  • prītaḥ -
  • prīta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pre -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √pre class 2 verb]
    prī -> prīta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √prī class 4 verb], [nominative single from √prī class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.49

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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