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).

सचि मेरुतलातु पातयेद् घतनार्थाय प्रदुष्टमानसः ।
स्मरतो अवलोकितेश्वरं सूर्यभूतो व नभे प्रतिष्ठति ॥ ७ ॥

saci merutalātu pātayed ghatanārthāya praduṣṭamānasaḥ |
smarato avalokiteśvaraṃ sūryabhūto va nabhe pratiṣṭhati || 7 ||

If a man happens to be hurled down from the brink of the Meru, by some wicked person with the object of killing him, he has but to think of Avalokitesvara, and he shall, sunlike, stand firm in the sky.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (24.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Saci, Tala, Ghata, Nri, Artha, Pradushta, Anasa, Avalokiteshvara, Suri, Surin, Surya, Abhuta, Nabh, Nabha, Nabhi, Pra, Tishthat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 24.7). 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: “saci merutalātu pātayed ghatanārthāya praduṣṭamānasaḥ
  • saci -
  • saci (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    saci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    saci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    saci (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sacī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    sacī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    sacī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • meru -
  • meru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    meru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • talā -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    talā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pātayed -
  • pat (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • ghata -
  • ghata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthāya -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • praduṣṭam -
  • praduṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    praduṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    praduṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānasaḥ -
  • ānasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “smarato avalokiteśvaraṃ sūryabhūto va nabhe pratiṣṭhati
  • smarato -
  • avalokiteśvaram -
  • avalokiteśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sūrya -
  • sūri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sūrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sūrin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sūr]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sūr class 4 verb], [vocative single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhūto* -
  • abhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nabhe -
  • nabh (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    nabha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nabhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    nabh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • tiṣṭhati -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 24.7

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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