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).

उपरिं च वैहायसु दुन्दुभीयो निनादयन्तो मधुरा अघट्टिताः ।
दिव्यान दूष्याण सहस्रकोट्यः क्षिपन्ति भ्रामेन्ति च नायकानाम् ॥ ११ ॥

upariṃ ca vaihāyasu dundubhīyo ninādayanto madhurā aghaṭṭitāḥ |
divyāna dūṣyāṇa sahasrakoṭyaḥ kṣipanti bhrāmenti ca nāyakānām || 11 ||

High aloft tymbals without being struck emit sweet sounds; thousands of kotis of white cloth whirl down upon the Chiefs.

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

Upa, Eha, Dundubhi, Ninada, Yat, Yantri, Madhura, Ghattita, Divya, Dushi, Dushin, Dushya, Duvas, Sahasrakoti, Kshipat, Kshipanti, Nayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.11). 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: “upariṃ ca vaihāyasu dundubhīyo ninādayanto madhurā aghaṭṭitāḥ
  • upa -
  • upa (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    upa (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    upa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • rim -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vai -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single]
  • ehāya -
  • eha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    eha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dundubhī -
  • dundubhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dundubhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dundubhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dundubhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • iyo* -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nināda -
  • nināda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanto* -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • madhurā* -
  • madhura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    madhurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghaṭṭitāḥ -
  • ghaṭṭita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghaṭṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ghaṭṭ -> ghaṭṭita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb]
    ghaṭṭ -> ghaṭṭitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “divyāna dūṣyāṇa sahasrakoṭyaḥ kṣipanti bhrāmenti ca nāyakānām
  • divyān -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dūṣyā -
  • dūṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    dūṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dūṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dūṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    dūṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    dūṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dūṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dūṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √duṣ]
    dūṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    duvas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duvas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √duṣ]
  • āṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • sahasrakoṭyaḥ -
  • sahasrakoṭī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sahasrakoṭī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • kṣipanti -
  • kṣipantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    kṣipantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    kṣipantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṣip -> kṣipat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip -> kṣipantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kṣip class 6 verb]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [present active third plural]
  • Cannot analyse bhrāmenti*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāyakānām -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.11

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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