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).

यस्यैकरश्मी प्रसृताद्य लोके दर्शेति क्षेत्राण बहून् सहस्रान् ।
एतादृशो अर्थ अयं भविष्यति येनैष रश्मी विपुला प्रमुक्ता ॥ ५३ ॥

yasyaikaraśmī prasṛtādya loke darśeti kṣetrāṇa bahūn sahasrān |
etādṛśo artha ayaṃ bhaviṣyati yenaiṣa raśmī vipulā pramuktā || 53 ||

That one ray extending from him all over the world makes visible many thousands of fields. It must be for some purpose that this great ray has been emitted.

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

Yasya, Yah, Yat, Aika, Rashmi, Prasrita, Loka, Darsha, Iti, Kshetra, Bahu, Sahasra, Artha, Aya, Idam, Bhavishyat, Yena, Aisha, Vipula, Pramukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.53). 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: “yasyaikaraśmī prasṛtādya loke darśeti kṣetrāṇa bahūn sahasrān
  • yasyai -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    yasyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single], [imperative passive first single]
  • aika -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raśmī -
  • raśmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    raśmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prasṛtād -
  • prasṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    prasṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • darśe -
  • darśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    darśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kṣetrā -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bahūn -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • sahasrān -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “etādṛśo artha ayaṃ bhaviṣyati yenaiṣa raśmī vipulā pramuktā
  • etādṛśo -
  • artha -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • yenai -
  • yena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raśmī -
  • raśmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    raśmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vipulā -
  • vipulā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • pramuktā -
  • pramuktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.53

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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