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).

सुगौरु तस्यो भवतेत्मभावः परियाति चो अश्वरथेहि धीरः ।
हस्तीरथांश्चो अभिरुह्य उच्चान् रतनेहि चित्राननुचंक्रमेया ॥ १५ ॥

sugauru tasyo bhavatetmabhāvaḥ pariyāti co aśvarathehi dhīraḥ |
hastīrathāṃśco abhiruhya uccān ratanehi citrānanucaṃkrameyā || 15 ||

His body is very fair; he drives with horsecarriages, that wise man, and is mounted on elevated carriages drawn by elephants and variegated with gems.

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

Suga, Sugu, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bhava, Pariya, Ati, Ashvaratha, Dhira, Hasti, Ratha, Abhiruhya, Ucca, Rata, Nri, Citra, Anu, Cankrama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 17.15). 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: “sugauru tasyo bhavatetmabhāvaḥ pariyāti co aśvarathehi dhīraḥ
  • sugau -
  • suga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sugu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sugu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ru -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tasyo -
  • bhavate -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tma -
  • tman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • bhāvaḥ -
  • bhāva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (verb class 2)
    [present active first dual]
  • pariyā -
  • pariyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • co -
  • aśvarathe -
  • aśvaratha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    aśvaratha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    aśvarathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dhīraḥ -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “hastīrathāṃśco abhiruhya uccān ratanehi citrānanucaṃkrameyā
  • hastīr -
  • hastī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    hastī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rathāṃś -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • co -
  • abhiruhya -
  • abhiruhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • uccān -
  • ucca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • rata -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> rata (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
  • ne -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • citrān -
  • citra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • caṅkrame -
  • caṅkrama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    caṅkramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyā -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 17.15

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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