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).

एतादृशाश्चर्यविशिष्ट अद्भुता विचित्र दृश्यन्तिमि अद्य नायकाः ।
आयुष्प्रमाणस्य निदर्शनेन प्रामोद्यलब्धा इमि सर्वसत्त्वाः ॥ १५ ॥

etādṛśāścaryaviśiṣṭa adbhutā vicitra dṛśyantimi adya nāyakāḥ |
āyuṣpramāṇasya nidarśanena prāmodyalabdhā imi sarvasattvāḥ || 15 ||

Such a marvellous, extraordinary, prodigious, splendid phenomenon, O Leader, is being displayed by all those beings who are gladdened by the exposition of the duration of life (of the Tathagata).

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

Etadrisha, Cari, Carya, Avishishta, Adbhuta, Vicitra, Adya, Nayaka, Ayushpramana, Nidarshana, Pramodya, Sarvasattva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.15). 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: “etādṛśāścaryaviśiṣṭa adbhutā vicitra dṛśyantimi adya nāyakāḥ
  • etādṛśāś -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • carya -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    carī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    carya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    car -> carya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √car]
  • aviśiṣṭa -
  • aviśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aviśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adbhutā* -
  • adbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    adbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vicitra -
  • vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse dṛśyantimi*ad
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāyakāḥ -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “āyuṣpramāṇasya nidarśanena prāmodyalabdhā imi sarvasattvāḥ
  • āyuṣpramāṇasya -
  • āyuṣpramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    āyuṣpramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • nidarśanena -
  • nidarśana (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nidarśana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • prāmodya -
  • prāmodya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labdhā* -
  • Cannot analyse imi*sa
  • sarvasattvāḥ -
  • sarvasattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.15

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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