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).

यश्च पारमिताः पञ्च समादायेहि वर्तते ।
इदं ज्ञानं गवेषन्तो बुद्धज्ञानमनुत्तरम् ॥ १७ ॥

yaśca pāramitāḥ pañca samādāyehi vartate |
idaṃ jñānaṃ gaveṣanto buddhajñānamanuttaram || 17 ||

Let a man who is seeking after this knowledge, superior Buddha-knowledge, undertake to practise in this world the five perfect virtues;

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

Yah, Paramita, Panca, Pancan, Samadaya, Vartat, Idam, Jnana, Gava, Ishat, Buddhajnana, Anuttara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.17). 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: “yaśca pāramitāḥ pañca samādāyehi vartate
  • yaś -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāramitāḥ -
  • pāramita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāramitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • samādāye -
  • samādāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vartate -
  • vṛt -> vartat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt -> vartat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vṛt class 1 verb]
    vṛt (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • Line 2: “idaṃ jñānaṃ gaveṣanto buddhajñānamanuttaram
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gave -
  • gava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    gava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    go (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    gu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    gavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gu (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • īṣanto* -
  • īṣat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • buddhajñānam -
  • buddhajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anuttaram -
  • anuttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.17

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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