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).

बुद्धाश्च ये लोकहितानुकम्पकाः सश्रावकास्तस्य निशाम्य घोषम् ।
करोन्ति रक्षां मुखदर्शनाय तुष्टाश्च भोन्ति ब्रुवतो ऽस्य धर्मम् ॥ ६० ॥

buddhāśca ye lokahitānukampakāḥ saśrāvakāstasya niśāmya ghoṣam |
karonti rakṣāṃ mukhadarśanāya tuṣṭāśca bhonti bruvato 'sya dharmam || 60 ||

And the Buddhas, benign and merciful for the world, along with their disciples, hearing his voice, protect him by showing their face, and feel satisfaction in hearing him preaching.

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

Buddha, Yah, Yat, Lokahita, Uksh, Paka, Shravaka, Tad, Nish, Nisha, Ghosha, Raksha, Mukha, Darshana, Tushta, Bruva, Tas, Idam, Dharma,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.60). 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: “buddhāśca ye lokahitānukampakāḥ saśrāvakāstasya niśāmya ghoṣam
  • buddhāś -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lokahitān -
  • lokahita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pakāḥ -
  • paka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śrāvakās -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • niśām -
  • niś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ya -
  • ghoṣam -
  • ghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “karonti rakṣāṃ mukhadarśanāya tuṣṭāśca bhonti bruvato 'sya dharmam
  • Cannot analyse karonti*ra
  • rakṣām -
  • rakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • mukha -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanāya -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • tuṣṭāś -
  • tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tuṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse bhonti*br
  • bruva -
  • bruva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bruva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • to' -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.60

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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