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).

आदर्शपृष्ठे यथ विम्बु पश्येत् लोको ऽस्य काये अयु दृश्यते तथा ।
स्वयंभु सो पश्यति नान्यि सत्त्वाः परिशुद्धि कायस्मि इम एवरूपा ॥ ६२ ॥

ādarśapṛṣṭhe yatha vimbu paśyet loko 'sya kāye ayu dṛśyate tathā |
svayaṃbhu so paśyati nānyi sattvāḥ pariśuddhi kāyasmi ima evarūpā || 62 ||

As on the surface of a mirror an image is seen, so on his body this world. Being self-born, he sees no other beings. Such is the perfectness of his body.

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

Adarsha, Prishthe, Prishtha, Yat, Yad, Han, Loka, Idam, Kaya, Drishyata, Tatha, Svayambhu, Pashyat, Sattva, Eva, Rupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.62). 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: “ādarśapṛṣṭhe yatha vimbu paśyet loko 'sya kāye ayu dṛśyate tathā
  • ādarśa -
  • ādarśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛṣṭhe -
  • pṛṣṭhe (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pṛṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse vimbu*pa
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyet -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]
  • loko' -
  • loka (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]
  • kāye -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yu -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “svayaṃbhu so paśyati nānyi sattvāḥ pariśuddhi kāyasmi ima evarūpā
  • svayambhu -
  • svayambhu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    svayambhu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svayambhū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    svayambhū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    svayambhu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse nānyi*sa
  • sattvāḥ -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pariśuddhi -
  • pariśuddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse kāyasmi*im
  • ima* -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpā -
  • rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.62

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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