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 दारुमयैरयोमयैर्हडिनिगडैरिह बद्धबन्धनैः ।
स्मरतो अवलोकितेश्वरं क्षिप्रमेव विपटन्ति बन्धना ॥ ११ ॥

saci dārumayairayomayairhaḍinigaḍairiha baddhabandhanaiḥ |
smarato avalokiteśvaraṃ kṣiprameva vipaṭanti bandhanā || 11 ||

If a person happens to be fettered in shackles of wood or iron, he has but to think of Avalokitesvara, and the bonds shall be speedily loosened.

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

Saci, Darumaya, Ayomaya, Nigada, Iha, Baddhabandha, Avalokiteshvara, Kshipram, Kshipra, Eva, Vip, Bandha, Nri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 24.11). 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 dārumayairayomayairhaḍinigaḍairiha baddhabandhanaiḥ
  • 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]
  • dārumayair -
  • dārumaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    dārumaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ayomayair -
  • ayomaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ayomaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • haḍi -
  • haḍi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nigaḍair -
  • nigaḍa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nigaḍa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • baddhabandha -
  • baddhabandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    baddhabandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naiḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “smarato avalokiteśvaraṃ kṣiprameva vipaṭanti bandhanā
  • smarato -
  • avalokiteśvaram -
  • avalokiteśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vip -
  • vip (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vip (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • aṭanti -
  • aṭ (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bandha -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 24.11

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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