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).

यैश्चाञ्जलिस्तत्र कृतो ऽपि स्तूपे परिपूर्ण एका तलसक्तिका वा ।
उन्नामितं शीर्षमभून्मुहूर्तमवनामितः कायु तथैकवारम् ॥ ९५ ॥

yaiścāñjalistatra kṛto 'pi stūpe paripūrṇa ekā talasaktikā vā |
unnāmitaṃ śīrṣamabhūnmuhūrtamavanāmitaḥ kāyu tathaikavāram || 95 ||

Those who, when in presence of a Stupa, have offered their reverential salutation, be it in a complete form or by merely joining the hands; who, were it but for a single moment, bent their head or body;

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

Yah, Yat, Jali, Tra, Krit, Krita, Api, Stupa, Stupi, Paripurna, Eka, Tala, Unnamita, Shirsha, Muhurta, Avanamita, Ayu, Tatha, Ekavaram,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.95). 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: “yaiścāñjalistatra kṛto 'pi stūpe paripūrṇa ekā talasaktikā
  • yaiś -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • cāñ -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jali -
  • jalī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jalī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • tra -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛto' -
  • kṛt (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛt (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • stūpe -
  • stūpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    stūpi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    stūpi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • paripūrṇa* -
  • paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekā -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tala -
  • tala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sakti -
  • sakti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “unnāmitaṃ śīrṣamabhūnmuhūrtamavanāmitaḥ kāyu tathaikavāram
  • unnāmitam -
  • unnāmita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    unnāmita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    unnāmitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śīrṣam -
  • śīrṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śīrṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śīrṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śīrṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • abhūn -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third single]
  • muhūrtam -
  • muhūrta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    muhūrtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avanāmitaḥ -
  • avanāmita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āyu -
  • āyu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    āyu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    āyu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekavāram -
  • ekavāram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.95

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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