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).

ते सर्वसत्त्वाश्च श्रुणित्व धर्मं तस्यैव दातुः पुरुषस्य अन्तिकात् ।
अर्हन्तभूता भवि एककाले क्षीणास्रवा अन्तिमदेहधारिणः ॥ ६ ॥

te sarvasattvāśca śruṇitva dharmaṃ tasyaiva dātuḥ puruṣasya antikāt |
arhantabhūtā bhavi ekakāle kṣīṇāsravā antimadehadhāriṇaḥ || 6 ||

All creatures, by hearing the law from that charitable person, become at once Arhats, free from imperfections, and living their last life.

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

Tad, Yushmad, Sarvasattva, Dharma, Tas, Datri, Datu, Purusha, Antikat, Antika, Arhanta, Bhuta, Bhavin, Ekakala, Kshinasrava, Antima, Dehadharin, Dehadhari,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 17.6). 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: “te sarvasattvāśca śruṇitva dharmaṃ tasyaiva dātuḥ puruṣasya antikāt
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sarvasattvāś -
  • sarvasattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse śruṇitva*dh
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tasyai -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative middle first single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • dātuḥ -
  • dātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puruṣasya -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    puruṣa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • antikāt -
  • antikāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    antika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “arhantabhūtā bhavi ekakāle kṣīṇāsravā antimadehadhāriṇaḥ
  • arhanta -
  • arhanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arhanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtā* -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavi -
  • bhavin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ekakāle -
  • ekakāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kṣīṇāsravā* -
  • kṣīṇāsrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṣīṇāsravā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • antima -
  • antima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    antima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dehadhāriṇaḥ -
  • dehadhārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dehadhārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    dehadhārī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 17.6

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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