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).

चरिं चरिं जानिय नित्यकालं वदामि सत्त्वान तथा तथाहम् ।
कथं नु बोधावुपनामयेयं कथ बुद्धधर्माण भवेयु लाभिनः ॥ २३ ॥

cariṃ cariṃ jāniya nityakālaṃ vadāmi sattvāna tathā tathāham |
kathaṃ nu bodhāvupanāmayeyaṃ katha buddhadharmāṇa bhaveyu lābhinaḥ || 23 ||

Then I, who know the course of the world, declare: I am so and so, (and consider): How can I incline them to enlightenment? how can they become partakers of the Buddha-laws?

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

Cari, Jani, Nityakalam, Sattva, Tatha, Aha, Asmad, Katham, Katha, Bodha, Bodhi, Upanaman, Yeya, Buddhadharma, Bhava, Bhu, Labhin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 15.23). 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: “cariṃ cariṃ jāniya nityakālaṃ vadāmi sattvāna tathā tathāham
  • carim -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • carim -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jāni -
  • jāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ya -
  • nityakālam -
  • nityakālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vadāmi -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kathaṃ nu bodhāvupanāmayeyaṃ katha buddhadharmāṇa bhaveyu lābhinaḥ
  • katham -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kathā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bodhāvu -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • upanāma -
  • upanāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yeyam -
  • -> yeya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> yeya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ class 2 verb], [accusative single from √ class 2 verb]
  • katha -
  • katha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhadharmā -
  • buddhadharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yu -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • lābhinaḥ -
  • lābhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    lābhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 15.23

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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