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).

शृणोथ मे भिक्षव अद्य सर्वे उदाहरन्तस्य गिरामनन्यथाम् ।
कात्यायनः स्थविरु अयं मि श्रावकः करिष्यते पूज विनायकानाम् ॥ २५ ॥

śṛṇotha me bhikṣava adya sarve udāharantasya girāmananyathām |
kātyāyanaḥ sthaviru ayaṃ mi śrāvakaḥ kariṣyate pūja vināyakānām || 25 ||

Listen all to me, ye monks, since I am going to utter an infallible word . Katyayana here, the senior, my disciple, shall render worship to the Leaders.

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

Asmad, Adya, Sarva, Uda, Sya, Nat, Yatha, Katyayana, Aya, Idam, Shravaka, Karishyat, Karishyata, Puja, Vinayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.25). 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: “śṛṇotha me bhikṣava adya sarve udāharantasya girāmananyathām
  • Cannot analyse śṛṇotha*me
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhikṣa -
  • bhikṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • udā -
  • uda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    ud (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
    udā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • aharanta -
  • hṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect middle third plural]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • girāma -
  • gṝ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • nan -
  • nat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “kātyāyanaḥ sthaviru ayaṃ mi śrāvakaḥ kariṣyate pūja vināyakānām
  • kātyāyanaḥ -
  • kātyāyana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthavi -
  • sthavi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ru -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse mi*śr
  • śrāvakaḥ -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • kariṣyate -
  • kariṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kariṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    kariṣyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṛ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṛ class 3 verb], [dative single from √kṛ class 6 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kariṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [dative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [future middle third single]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [future middle third single]
    kṝ (verb class 5)
    [future middle third single]
    kṝ (verb class 9)
    [future middle third single]
  • pūja -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • vināyakānām -
  • vināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vināyaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vināyakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 6.25

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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