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).

यथा हि पुरुषो इह कश्चिदेव दहरो भवेया शिशु कृष्णकेशः ।
जात्या च सो विंशतिरुत्तरे वा दर्शेति पुत्रान् शतवर्षजातान् ॥ ४८ ॥

yathā hi puruṣo iha kaścideva daharo bhaveyā śiśu kṛṣṇakeśaḥ |
jātyā ca so viṃśatiruttare vā darśeti putrān śatavarṣajātān || 48 ||

It is as if there were some man, a young man with black hair, twenty years old or somewhat more, who presented as his sons some centenarians,

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

Yatha, Iha, Kah, Cidi, Dahara, Bhava, Bhu, Shishu, Krishnakesha, Jati, Jatya, Sah, Vimshati, Uttara, Var, Darsha, Iti, Putra, Shatavarsha, Jata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.48). 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: “yathā hi puruṣo iha kaścideva daharo bhaveyā śiśu kṛṣṇakeśaḥ
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • puruṣo -
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cide -
  • cidi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cidi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daharo* -
  • dahara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iyā -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • śiśu -
  • śiśu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    śiśu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    śiśu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṛṣṇakeśaḥ -
  • kṛṣṇakeśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “jātyā ca so viṃśatiruttare darśeti putrān śatavarṣajātān
  • jātyā -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jātyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viṃśatir -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uttare -
  • uttara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    uttara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uttarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • darśe -
  • darśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    darśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • putrān -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śatavarṣa -
  • śatavarṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śatavarṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātān -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √jan class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 14.48

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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