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).

परिभोगरत्नानि बहूविधानि कुप्यानि भूमौ निहितानि यानि ।
स्त्रीरत्नभूतानि भवन्ति यापि गन्धेन सो जानति बोधिसत्त्वः ॥ २६ ॥

paribhogaratnāni bahūvidhāni kupyāni bhūmau nihitāni yāni |
strīratnabhūtāni bhavanti yāpi gandhena so jānati bodhisattvaḥ || 26 ||

It is by the odour that the Bodhisattva discovers sundry jewels of things, such as are found on the earth and such as serve as jewels for women.

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

Paribhoga, Ratna, Ratnani, Bahu, Vidha, Vidhani, Kupya, Bhuma, Bhumi, Nihita, Yani, Yat, Striratna, Bhuta, Bhutani, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Api, Gandha, Sah, Janat, Janati, Bodhisattva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.26). 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: “paribhogaratnāni bahūvidhāni kupyāni bhūmau nihitāni yāni
  • paribhoga -
  • paribhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ratnāni -
  • ratnāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ratnāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahū -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidhāni -
  • vidhānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • kupyāni -
  • kupya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kup -> kupya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kup class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kup class 10 verb]
    kup (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first single]
  • bhūmau -
  • bhūma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • nihitāni -
  • nihita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • Line 2: “strīratnabhūtāni bhavanti yāpi gandhena so jānati bodhisattvaḥ
  • strīratna -
  • strīratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtāni -
  • bhūtāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūtāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • gandhena -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jānati -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jānatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • bodhisattvaḥ -
  • bodhisattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.26

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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