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).

स्थित दक्षिणवामतस्तथा वीजयन्त अमिताभनायकम् ।
मायोपमता समाधिना सर्वक्षेत्रे जिन गत्व पूजिषु ॥ २९ ॥

sthita dakṣiṇavāmatastathā vījayanta amitābhanāyakam |
māyopamatā samādhinā sarvakṣetre jina gatva pūjiṣu || 29 ||

At one time standing to the right, at another to the left of the Chief Amitabha, whom he is fanning, he, by dint of meditation, like a phantom, in all regions honours the Gina.

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

Sthita, Dakshina, Vamatah, Tatha, Vijayat, Amitabha, Nayaka, Mayopama, Tan, Samadhi, Samadhin, Sarvakshetra, Jina, Gat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 24.29). 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: “sthita dakṣiṇavāmatastathā vījayanta amitābhanāyakam
  • sthita -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • dakṣiṇa -
  • dakṣiṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dakṣiṇa (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • vāmatas -
  • vāmataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tathā* -
  • tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vījayan -
  • vīj -> vījayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vīj class 10 verb], [vocative single from √vīj class 10 verb]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • amitābha -
  • amitābha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāyakam -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “māyopamatā samādhinā sarvakṣetre jina gatva pūjiṣu
  • māyopama -
  • māyopama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māyopama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • samādhinā -
  • samādhi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    samādhin (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    samādhin (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sarvakṣetre -
  • sarvakṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sarvakṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • jina -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gat -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    pu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jiṣu -
  • ji (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ji (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    ji (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 24.29

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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