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).

अथ धर्मराजापि महाभिषट्कः पर्यायकोटीशत भाषमाणः ।
ज्ञात्वा च सत्त्वान् बलवन्तु ज्ञानी चूडामणिं वा इम सूत्र देशयी ॥ ५३ ॥

atha dharmarājāpi mahābhiṣaṭkaḥ paryāyakoṭīśata bhāṣamāṇaḥ |
jñātvā ca sattvān balavantu jñānī cūḍāmaṇiṃ vā ima sūtra deśayī || 53 ||

And the king of the law, the great physician, who expounds hundreds of kotis of Paryayas, when he recognises that creatures are strong, shows them this Sutra, comparable to a crown jewel.

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

Atha, Dharmaraj, Dharmaraja, Dharmarajan, Api, Mah, Maha, Abhi, Shatka, Paryaya, Kotishata, Bhasha, Sattva, Balavat, Jnanin, Jnani, Cudamani, Sutra, Shayi, Shayin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.53). 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: “atha dharmarājāpi mahābhiṣaṭkaḥ paryāyakoṭīśata bhāṣamāṇaḥ
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • dharmarājā -
  • dharmarāja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharmarājan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • mahā -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    maha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    mahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṣaṭkaḥ -
  • ṣaṭka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paryāya -
  • paryāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭīśata -
  • koṭīśata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    koṭīśata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣam -
  • bhāṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āṇaḥ -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “jñātvā ca sattvān balavantu jñānī cūḍāmaṇiṃ ima sūtra deśayī
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • balavan -
  • balavat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • jñānī -
  • jñānī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jñānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    jñānin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cūḍāmaṇim -
  • cūḍāmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vā*i -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtra -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • de -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • śayī -
  • śayi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śayi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    śayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.53

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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