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).

आयुं च मम यो श्रुत्वा स्त्री वापि पुरुषो ऽपि वा ।
एकक्षणं पि श्रद्धाति इदं पुण्यमनन्तकम् ॥ ३० ॥

āyuṃ ca mama yo śrutvā strī vāpi puruṣo 'pi vā |
ekakṣaṇaṃ pi śraddhāti idaṃ puṇyamanantakam || 30 ||

(Is less than that of) a man or a woman who, on hearing the duration of my life, for a single moment believes in it; this merit is endless.

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

Ayu, Asmad, Stri, Vapi, Vapin, Purusha, Api, Ekakshana, Shraddha, Ati, Idam, Punya, Anantaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.30). 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: “āyuṃ ca mama yo śrutvā strī vāpi puruṣo 'pi
  • āyum -
  • āyu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • yo -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • strī -
  • strī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vāpi -
  • vāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • puruṣo' -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “ekakṣaṇaṃ pi śraddhāti idaṃ puṇyamanantakam
  • ekakṣaṇam -
  • ekakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*śr
  • śraddhā -
  • śraddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śraddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śraddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • puṇyam -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
  • anantakam -
  • anantaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anantaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.30

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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