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).

विचिकित्सां च वर्जित्वा इञ्जिता मन्यितानि च ।
अधिमुच्येन्मुहूर्तं पि फलं तस्येदमीदृशम् ॥ ३१ ॥

vicikitsāṃ ca varjitvā iñjitā manyitāni ca |
adhimucyenmuhūrtaṃ pi phalaṃ tasyedamīdṛśam || 31 ||

He who renouncing doubt, vacillation, and misgiving shall believe even for a short moment, shall obtain such a reward.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (16.31). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vicikitsa, Varjin, Adhi, Muhurta, Phala, Amin, Adah, Idrish, Idrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.31). 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: “vicikitsāṃ ca varjitvā iñjitā manyitāni ca
  • vicikitsām -
  • vicikitsā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varji -
  • varjin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    varjin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tvā* -
  • Cannot analyse iñjitā*ma
  • Cannot analyse manyitāni*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “adhimucyenmuhūrtaṃ pi phalaṃ tasyedamīdṛśam
  • adhim -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ucyen -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • muhūrtam -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse pi*ph
  • phalam -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyed -
  • tas (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • amī -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.31

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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