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).

के चापि एकाय स्थिहित्व जात्या सर्वज्ञ भोष्यन्ति भवान्तरेण ।
श्रुणित्व आयु इमु नायकस्य एतादृशं लब्धु फलं अनास्रवम् ॥ ६ ॥

ke cāpi ekāya sthihitva jātyā sarvajña bhoṣyanti bhavāntareṇa |
śruṇitva āyu imu nāyakasya etādṛśaṃ labdhu phalaṃ anāsravam || 6 ||

Some among them will become all-knowing after one birth, in the next following existence. Such will be the perfect result of learning the duration of life of the Chief.

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

Kah, Kim, Capin, Capi, Eka, Aya, Stha, Hitvan, Jati, Jatya, Sarvajna, Bha, Bhu, Ush, Anti, Bhavantara, Ayu, Nayaka, Etadrish, Etadrisha, Phala, Anasrava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.6). 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: “ke cāpi ekāya sthihitva jātyā sarvajña bhoṣyanti bhavāntareṇa
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ekā -
  • eka (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aya -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sthi -
  • sthā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • hitva -
  • hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    hitvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jātyā -
  • jāti (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jātī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    jātyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sarvajña -
  • sarvajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarvajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • uṣya -
  • uṣ -> uṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √uṣ]
    uṣ -> uṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √uṣ]
    vas -> uṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    vas -> uṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vas]
    uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bhavāntareṇa -
  • bhavāntara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • Line 2: “śruṇitva āyu imu nāyakasya etādṛśaṃ labdhu phalaṃ anāsravam
  • Cannot analyse śruṇitva*āy
  • āyu -
  • āyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse imu*nā
  • nāyakasya -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • etādṛśam -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse labdhu*ph
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anāsravam -
  • anāsrava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anāsrava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anāsravā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.6

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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