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).

ये चोपलम्भिकाः सत्त्वा अधिमाने प्रतिष्ठिताः ।
कुत्सनं च सहेत्तेषां बुद्धज्ञानस्य कारणात् ॥ २४ ॥

ye copalambhikāḥ sattvā adhimāne pratiṣṭhitāḥ |
kutsanaṃ ca sahetteṣāṃ buddhajñānasya kāraṇāt || 24 ||

Let him, moreover, for the sake of Buddha-knowledge, bear the contemptuous words of unbelievers who are rooted in pride;

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

Yah, Yat, Lambhika, Sattva, Adhi, Ana, Pratishthita, Kutsana, Tad, Buddhajnana, Karana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.24). 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: “ye copalambhikāḥ sattvā adhimāne pratiṣṭhitāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • copa -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • lambhikāḥ -
  • lambhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sattvā* -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • adhim -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āne -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • pratiṣṭhitāḥ -
  • pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “kutsanaṃ ca sahetteṣāṃ buddhajñānasya kāraṇāt
  • kutsanam -
  • kutsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kutsanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahet -
  • sah (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • buddhajñānasya -
  • buddhajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kāraṇāt -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.24

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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