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).

एतादृशं ददित्वान दानं चित्र बहूविधम् ।
कल्पकोटीसहस्राणि दत्वा बोधाय नामयेत् ॥ २१ ॥

etādṛśaṃ daditvāna dānaṃ citra bahūvidham |
kalpakoṭīsahasrāṇi datvā bodhāya nāmayet || 21 ||

Let him after so bestowing gifts, various and diversified, during thousands of kotis of Aeons, direct his mind to enlightenment;

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

Etadrish, Etadrisha, Dad, Dadi, Tva, Dana, Citra, Bahu, Vidh, Vidha, Kalpaka, Ush, Sahasra, Var, Bodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.21). 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: “etādṛśaṃ daditvāna dānaṃ citra bahūvidham
  • etādṛśam -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dadi -
  • dadi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dadi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    dad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tvān -
  • tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dānam -
  • dāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • citra -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahū -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidham -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kalpakoṭīsahasrāṇi datvā bodhāya nāmayet
  • kalpako -
  • kalpaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṭ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dat -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bodhāya -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • nāmayet -
  • nam (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.21

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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