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).

सिंहासने तत्र निषीदियानो द्रुमस्य मूले तहि बोधिअर्थिकः ।
दिवसान सप्तान तथात्ययेन अनुप्राप्स्यते ज्ञानु तथागतानाम् ॥ ७० ॥

siṃhāsane tatra niṣīdiyāno drumasya mūle tahi bodhiarthikaḥ |
divasāna saptāna tathātyayena anuprāpsyate jñānu tathāgatānām || 70 ||

There, seated upon a throne at the foot of a tree to seek enlightenment, he will, after the lapse of seven days, arrive at the knowledge of the Tathagatas.

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

Simhasana, Tatra, Druma, Mula, Bodhin, Arthika, Divasa, Sapta, Tatha, Yayi, Ina, Jna, Anu, Tathagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.70). 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: “siṃhāsane tatra niṣīdiyāno drumasya mūle tahi bodhiarthikaḥ
  • siṃhāsane -
  • siṃhāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    siṃhāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse niṣīdiyāno*dr
  • drumasya -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • mūle -
  • mūla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mūla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mūlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mūl (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bodhi -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bodhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • arthikaḥ -
  • arthika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “divasāna saptāna tathātyayena anuprāpsyate jñānu tathāgatānām
  • divasān -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptān -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sap class 1 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathāt -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • yaye -
  • yayi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yayi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • anuprā -
  • anupra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • āpsya -
  • āp (verb class 5)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • ate -
  • jñā -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tathāgatānām -
  • tathāgata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    tathāgata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    tathāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.70

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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