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).

त्रैधातुके श्रेष्ठविशिष्टयानं यद्बुद्धयानं सुगतेहि वर्णितम् ।
अहं पि तस्यो भवि क्षिप्र लाभी ददन्ति दानानि इमीदृशानि ॥ १६ ॥

traidhātuke śreṣṭhaviśiṣṭayānaṃ yadbuddhayānaṃ sugatehi varṇitam |
ahaṃ pi tasyo bhavi kṣipra lābhī dadanti dānāni imīdṛśāni || 16 ||

(Thus they think): “The best and most excellent vehicle in the whole of the threefold world is the Buddha-vehicle magnified by the Sugatas. May I, forsooth, soon gain it after my spending such gifts”.

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

Traidhatuka, Shreshtha, Vishishta, Ana, Yat, Yad, Buddha, Sugata, Sugati, Varnita, Aha, Asmad, Bhavin, Kshipra, Labhin, Dana, Idrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.16). 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: “traidhātuke śreṣṭhaviśiṣṭayānaṃ yadbuddhayānaṃ sugatehi varṇitam
  • traidhātuke -
  • traidhātuka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • śreṣṭha -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśiṣṭayā -
  • viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • buddhayā -
  • buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • sugate -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sugatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sugati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sugati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • varṇitam -
  • varṇita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
    varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃ pi tasyo bhavi kṣipra lābhī dadanti dānāni imīdṛśāni
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*ta
  • tasyo -
  • bhavi -
  • bhavin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣipra -
  • kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lābhī -
  • lābhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dadanti -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • dānāni -
  • dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • īdṛśāni -
  • īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.16

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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