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).

सुवर्णपुष्पाण कृतैश्च दामैर्देशेषु देशेषु प्रलम्बमानैः ।
बस्त्रैरुदारैः परिसंवृताश्च प्रत्यास्तृता दूष्यवरैश्च शुक्लैः ॥ ८१ ॥

suvarṇapuṣpāṇa kṛtaiśca dāmairdeśeṣu deśeṣu pralambamānaiḥ |
bastrairudāraiḥ parisaṃvṛtāśca pratyāstṛtā dūṣyavaraiśca śuklaiḥ || 81 ||

They are embellished with gold, and artificial wreaths hanging down here and there; covered all around with excellent cloth and fine white muslin.

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

Suvarnapushpa, Krita, Dama, Desha, Pralamba, Ana, Tra, Udara, Pari, Samvrita, Prati, Trita, Dushi, Dushin, Dushya, Duvas, Avara, Shukla,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.81). 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: “suvarṇapuṣpāṇa kṛtaiśca dāmairdeśeṣu deśeṣu pralambamānaiḥ
  • suvarṇapuṣpā -
  • suvarṇapuṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvarṇapuṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvarṇapuṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṛtaiś -
  • kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāmair -
  • dāma (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • deśeṣu -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • deśeṣu -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • pralambam -
  • pralamba (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pralamba (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pralambā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānaiḥ -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “bastrairudāraiḥ parisaṃvṛtāśca pratyāstṛtā dūṣyavaraiśca śuklaiḥ
  • bas -
  • ba (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • trair -
  • tra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • udāraiḥ -
  • udāra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    udāra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃvṛtāś -
  • saṃvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pratyās -
  • pratī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • tṛtā* -
  • tṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dūṣya -
  • dūṣi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dūṣi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dūṣi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dūṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    dūṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    dūṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dūṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dūṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √duṣ]
    duvas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    duvas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √duṣ]
    duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √duṣ]
  • avaraiś -
  • avara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    avara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuklaiḥ -
  • śukla (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    śukla (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.81

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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