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).

विमान देवान भवाग्र यावच्छैलं पि चो पर्वतचक्रवालम् ।
हिमवान् सुमेरुश्च महांश्च मेरुः कायस्मि दृश्यन्तिमि सर्वथैव ॥ ६४ ॥

vimāna devāna bhavāgra yāvacchailaṃ pi co parvatacakravālam |
himavān sumeruśca mahāṃśca meruḥ kāyasmi dṛśyantimi sarvathaiva || 64 ||

The aerial cars of the gods up to the extremity of existence, the rocks, the ridge of the horizon, the Himalaya, Sumeru, and great Meru, all are seen on that 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 (18.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vimana, Deva, Bhavagra, Yavat, Shaila, Parvata, Cakravala, Himavat, Sumeru, Maha, Mahat, Meru, Sarvatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.64). 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: “vimāna devāna bhavāgra yāvacchailaṃ pi co parvatacakravālam
  • vimāna -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devān -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavāgra -
  • bhavāgra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yāvacch -
  • yāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yāvat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śailam -
  • śaila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śaila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śailā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse pi*co
  • co -
  • parvata -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parv (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • cakravālam -
  • cakravāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakravāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “himavān sumeruśca mahāṃśca meruḥ kāyasmi dṛśyantimi sarvathaiva
  • himavān -
  • himavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sumeruś -
  • sumeru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sumeru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāṃś -
  • maha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    mahat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • meruḥ -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kāyasmi*dṛ
  • Cannot analyse dṛśyantimi*sa
  • sarvathai -
  • sarvathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.64

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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