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).

भित्त्वा हि पृथिवीं सर्वां समन्तेन चतुर्दिशम् ।
उन्मज्जन्ति महाप्रज्ञा ऋद्धिमन्ता विचक्षणाः ॥ २६ ॥

bhittvā hi pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ samantena caturdiśam |
unmajjanti mahāprajñā ṛddhimantā vicakṣaṇāḥ || 26 ||

Bursting forth at all points of the horizon through the whole extent of the earth they emerge, those great Sages endowed with magical faculty and wisdom.

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

Bhittva, Prithivi, Saru, Sarva, Samantena, Samanta, Caturdisham, Mahaprajna, Riddhimat, Tas, Vicakshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.26). 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: “bhittvā hi pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ samantena caturdiśam
  • bhittvā* -
  • bhittvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • pṛthivīm -
  • pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sarvām -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • samantena -
  • samantena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    samanta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • caturdiśam -
  • caturdiśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “unmajjanti mahāprajñā ṛddhimantā vicakṣaṇāḥ
  • Cannot analyse unmajjanti*ma
  • mahāprajñā* -
  • mahāprajñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ṛddhiman -
  • ṛddhimat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tā* -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicakṣaṇāḥ -
  • vicakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vicakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 14.26

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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