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).

अन्येहि सत्त्वेहि पुरस्कृतो ऽहं तेषां प्रकाशेमि ममाग्रबोधिम् ।
यूयं च शब्दं न शृणोथ मह्यं अन्यत्र सो निर्वृतु लोकनाथः ॥ ८ ॥

anyehi sattvehi puraskṛto 'haṃ teṣāṃ prakāśemi mamāgrabodhim |
yūyaṃ ca śabdaṃ na śṛṇotha mahyaṃ anyatra so nirvṛtu lokanāthaḥ || 8 ||

Honoured by other beings, I show them my superior enlightenment, but you would not obey my word, unless the Lord of the world enter Nirvana.

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

Ani, Anya, Sattva, Puraskrita, Aha, Asmad, Tad, Mama, Agrabodhi, Yuya, Yushmad, Shabda, Mahya, Anyatra, Sah, Nih, Lokanatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 15.8). 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: “anyehi sattvehi puraskṛto 'haṃ teṣāṃ prakāśemi mamāgrabodhim
  • anye -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ehi -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sattve -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
    sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • puraskṛto' -
  • puraskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse prakāśemi*ma
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • agrabodhim -
  • agrabodhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “yūyaṃ ca śabdaṃ na śṛṇotha mahyaṃ anyatra so nirvṛtu lokanāthaḥ
  • yūyam -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śabdam -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse śṛṇotha*ma
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • anyatra -
  • anyatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtu -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lokanāthaḥ -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 15.8

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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