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 ध्यायी महाध्यायी ध्यानारामः समाहितः ।
कल्पकोट्यः स्थितो ध्यायेत् सहस्राण्यष्टनूनकाः ॥ २७ ॥

yaśca dhyāyī mahādhyāyī dhyānārāmaḥ samāhitaḥ |
kalpakoṭyaḥ sthito dhyāyet sahasrāṇyaṣṭanūnakāḥ || 27 ||

Let him as a philosopher, a great philosopher who finds his delight in meditation, in concentration of mind, pass eight thousand kotis of Aeons;

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

Yah, Dhyayin, Dhyayi, Mahadhi, Ayin, Dhyana, Arama, Samahita, Kalpaka, Ush, Sthita, Sahasra, Ashtan, Unaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.27). 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 dhyāyī mahādhyāyī dhyānārāmaḥ samāhitaḥ
  • 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]
  • dhyāyī -
  • dhyāyī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dhyāyī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dhyāyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mahādhyā -
  • mahādhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    mahādhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mahādhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • āyī -
  • āyin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhyānā -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • arāmaḥ -
  • arāma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samāhitaḥ -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kalpakoṭyaḥ sthito dhyāyet sahasrāṇyaṣṭanūnakāḥ
  • 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]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthito* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • dhyāyet -
  • dhyā (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • sahasrāṇya -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • aṣṭan -
  • aṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūnakāḥ -
  • ūnaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ūnakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.27

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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