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).

अनर्घमूल्यस्य च धूपनस्य रत्नामयी घटिकसहस्रकोट्यः ।
स्वयं समन्तेन विचेरु तत्र पूजार्थ लोकाधिपतिस्य तायिनः ॥ १२ ॥

anarghamūlyasya ca dhūpanasya ratnāmayī ghaṭikasahasrakoṭyaḥ |
svayaṃ samantena viceru tatra pūjārtha lokādhipatisya tāyinaḥ || 12 ||

Thousands of kotis of jewel censers of costly incense move of their own accord on every side to honour the mighty Lord of the world.

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

Anargha, Uli, Idam, Dhupana, Ratna, Ayin, Ghatika, Sahasrakoti, Svayam, Samantena, Samanta, Vici, Tatra, Puja, Artha, Sya, Tayin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.12). 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: “anarghamūlyasya ca dhūpanasya ratnāmayī ghaṭikasahasrakoṭyaḥ
  • anargham -
  • anargha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anargha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anarghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ūlya -
  • ūlī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhūpanasya -
  • dhūpana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ratnām -
  • ratnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayī -
  • ayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ghaṭika -
  • ghaṭika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghaṭika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasrakoṭyaḥ -
  • sahasrakoṭī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    sahasrakoṭī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “svayaṃ samantena viceru tatra pūjārtha lokādhipatisya tāyinaḥ
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • samantena -
  • samantena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    samanta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • vicer -
  • vici (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • ru -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pūjā -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lokādhipati -
  • lokādhipati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāyinaḥ -
  • tāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.12

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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