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).

दीपं च दद्याद्यो नित्यं गन्धतैलस्य पूरितम् ।
जात्युत्पलातिमुक्तैश्च प्रकरैश्चम्पकस्य च ॥ ५० ॥

dīpaṃ ca dadyādyo nityaṃ gandhatailasya pūritam |
jātyutpalātimuktaiśca prakaraiścampakasya ca || 50 ||

Let him constantly place near it a lamp filled with scented oil, along with full-blown lotuses and suitable' oblations of Michelia Champaka.

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

Dipa, Yah, Nityam, Nitya, Gandhataila, Purita, Jatyutpala, Ukta, Prakara, Campaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.50). 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: “dīpaṃ ca dadyādyo nityaṃ gandhatailasya pūritam
  • dīpam -
  • dīpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dīpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dadyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gandhatailasya -
  • gandhataila (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • pūritam -
  • pūrita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pūrita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pūritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √pṝ]
    pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √pṝ], [accusative single from √pṝ]
  • Line 2: “jātyutpalātimuktaiśca prakaraiścampakasya ca
  • jātyutpalāt -
  • jātyutpala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • uktaiś -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vac class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √vac class 3 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakaraiś -
  • prakara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    prakara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • campakasya -
  • campaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    campaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.50

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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