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).

तस्माद्धि ये पण्डित बोधिसत्त्वाः श्रुत्वानिमानीद्दश आनुशंसान् ।
धारेयु सूत्रं मम निर्वृतस्य न तेष बोधाय भवेत संशयः ॥ १४ ॥

tasmāddhi ye paṇḍita bodhisattvāḥ śrutvānimānīddaśa ānuśaṃsān |
dhāreyu sūtraṃ mama nirvṛtasya na teṣa bodhāya bhaveta saṃśayaḥ || 14 ||

The wise Bodhisattvas who, after hearing the enumeration of such advantages, shall keep this Sutra after my complete extinction will doubtless reach enlightenment.

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

Tasmat, Tad, Yah, Yat, Pandita, Bodhisattva, Anima, Dasha, Anu, Shamsa, Dhara, Dhari, Sutra, Asmad, Nirvrita, Tan, Yushmad, Isha, Ishan, Bodha, Samshaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 20.14). 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: “tasmāddhi ye paṇḍita bodhisattvāḥ śrutvānimānīddaśa ānuśaṃsān
  • tasmāddh -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • paṇḍita -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • bodhisattvāḥ -
  • bodhisattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • animā -
  • anima (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ānīd -
  • an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • daśa*ā -
  • daśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    daśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    daśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ānu -
  • ānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • śaṃsān -
  • śaṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dhāreyu sūtraṃ mama nirvṛtasya na teṣa bodhāya bhaveta saṃśayaḥ
  • dhāre -
  • dhāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhāra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [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]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • nirvṛtasya -
  • nirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nirvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bodhāya -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • bhaveta -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural]
  • saṃśayaḥ -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 20.14

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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