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).

अकृत्व कालं तद पण्डितेन अधिष्ठिहित्वा च सुदीर्घमायुः ।
प्रकाशितं सूत्रमिदं तदासीत् तहि शासने तस्य विनायकस्य ॥ ५ ॥

akṛtva kālaṃ tada paṇḍitena adhiṣṭhihitvā ca sudīrghamāyuḥ |
prakāśitaṃ sūtramidaṃ tadāsīt tahi śāsane tasya vināyakasya || 5 ||

The sage, then, did not expire; he resolved upon a very long life, and promulgated this Sutra under the rule of that leader.

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

Kritvan, Kalam, Kala, Tada, Pandita, Sudirgha, Ayu, Ayus, Prakashita, Sutra, Idam, Shasana, Tad, Vinayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 19.5). 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: “akṛtva kālaṃ tada paṇḍitena adhiṣṭhihitvā ca sudīrghamāyuḥ
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtva -
  • kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paṇḍitena -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    paṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • Cannot analyse adhiṣṭhihitvā*ca
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sudīrgham -
  • sudīrgha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sudīrgha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sudīrghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āyuḥ -
  • āyus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    āyus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “prakāśitaṃ sūtramidaṃ tadāsīt tahi śāsane tasya vināyakasya
  • prakāśitam -
  • prakāśita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakāśita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakāśitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śāsane -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • 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]
  • vināyakasya -
  • vināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    vināyaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 19.5

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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