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).

प्रत्येकबुद्धांस्तर्पेन्तो बोधिसत्त्वान कोटियः ।
खाद्यभोज्यान्नपानेहि वस्त्रशय्यासनेहि च ॥ १९ ॥

pratyekabuddhāṃstarpento bodhisattvāna koṭiyaḥ |
khādyabhojyānnapānehi vastraśayyāsanehi ca || 19 ||

Regaling Pratyekabuddhas and kotis of Bodhisattvas by giving meat, food and drink, clothing and lodging;

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

Pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattva, Koti, Yah, Khadyabhojya, Apana, Vastra, Shayyasana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.19). 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: “pratyekabuddhāṃstarpento bodhisattvāna koṭiyaḥ
  • pratyekabuddhāṃs -
  • pratyekabuddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • tarpe -
  • tṛp (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • īnto -
  • bodhisattvān -
  • bodhisattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭi -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “khādyabhojyānnapānehi vastraśayyāsanehi ca
  • khādyabhojyānn -
  • khādyabhojya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • apāne -
  • apāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vastra -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śayyāsane -
  • śayyāsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.19

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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