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).

दृष्टान्तहेतून् बहु दर्शयन्ति बहुकारणान् ज्ञानबलेन नायकाः ।
नानाधिमुक्तांश्च विदित्व सत्त्वान् नानाभिनिर्हारुपदर्शयन्ति ॥ १०७ ॥

dṛṣṭāntahetūn bahu darśayanti bahukāraṇān jñānabalena nāyakāḥ |
nānādhimuktāṃśca viditva sattvān nānābhinirhārupadarśayanti || 107 ||

By dint of knowledge the leaders produce many illustrations, arguments, and reasons; and considering how the creatures have various inclinations they impart various directions.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.107). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Drishtanta, Hetu, Bahu, Darshayat, Darshayanti, Bahukara, Jnanabala, Nayaka, Nanadhi, Mukta, Vid, Tva, Sattva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.107). 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: “dṛṣṭāntahetūn bahu darśayanti bahukāraṇān jñānabalena nāyakāḥ
  • dṛṣṭānta -
  • dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetūn -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • darśayanti -
  • dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś], [accusative plural from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś]
    darśayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • bahukāra -
  • bahukāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahukāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṇān -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jñānabalena -
  • jñānabala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    jñānabala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nāyakāḥ -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “nānādhimuktāṃśca viditva sattvān nānābhinirhārupadarśayanti
  • nānādhi -
  • nānādhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nānādhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nānādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • muktāṃś -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidi -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse nānābhinirhārupadarśayanti

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.107

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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