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).

मनैन्द्रियं तस्य विशुद्ध भोति प्रभास्वरं शुद्धमनाविलं च ।
सो तेन धर्मान् विविधान् प्रजानति हीनानथोत्कृष्ट तथैव मध्यमान् ॥ ६७ ॥

manaindriyaṃ tasya viśuddha bhoti prabhāsvaraṃ śuddhamanāvilaṃ ca |
so tena dharmān vividhān prajānati hīnānathotkṛṣṭa tathaiva madhyamān || 67 ||

His mental organ is perfect, lucid, right, and untroubled. By it he finds out the various laws, low, high, and mean.

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

Mana, Aindriya, Tad, Vishuddha, Bha, Bhu, Prabhasvara, Shuddha, Anavila, Tena, Dharma, Vividha, Praja, Ati, Hina, Atha, Atho, Utkrishta, Tatha, Madhyama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.67). 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: “manaindriyaṃ tasya viśuddha bhoti prabhāsvaraṃ śuddhamanāvilaṃ ca
  • manai -
  • mana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manas (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    manā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    mnā (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aindriyam -
  • aindriya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    aindriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    aindriyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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]
  • viśuddha -
  • viśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • prabhāsvaram -
  • prabhāsvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prabhāsvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prabhāsvarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śuddham -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • anāvilam -
  • anāvila (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anāvila (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anāvilā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “so tena dharmān vividhān prajānati hīnānathotkṛṣṭa tathaiva madhyamān
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dharmān -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vividhān -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prajān -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • hīnān -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • atho -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atho (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • utkṛṣṭa -
  • utkṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utkṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • madhyamān -
  • madhyama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.67

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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