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).

एवंरूपाण वीराणां पर्षवन्तान तायिनाम् ।
षष्टिरेव प्रमाणेन गङ्गावालिकया इमे ॥ १० ॥

evaṃrūpāṇa vīrāṇāṃ parṣavantāna tāyinām |
ṣaṣṭireva pramāṇena gaṅgāvālikayā ime || 10 ||

Of such heroes and mighty possessors of a troop the followers are equal to the sands of sixty Ganges.

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

Evamrupa, Vira, Parsha, Vantri, Ana, Tayin, Shashtih, Shashti, Eva, Pramana, Ganga, Ali, Kaya, Iyam, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.10). 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: “evaṃrūpāṇa vīrāṇāṃ parṣavantāna tāyinām
  • evaṃrūpā -
  • evaṃrūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evaṃrūpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    evaṃrūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vīrāṇām -
  • vīra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vīra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vīrā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • parṣa -
  • parṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    parṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vantā -
  • vantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāyinām -
  • tāyin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “ṣaṣṭireva pramāṇena gaṅgāvālikayā ime
  • ṣaṣṭir -
  • ṣaṣṭiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramāṇena -
  • pramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gaṅgāvā -
  • gaṅga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • āli -
  • āli (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āli (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āli (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ālī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ālin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kayā* -
  • kaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 14.10

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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