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).

निष्काङ्क्षप्राप्तो ऽस्मि स्थितो ऽस्मि बोधये उपायकौशल्य ममेदमीद्दशम् ।
परिचारको ऽहं सुगतस्य भोमि सद्धर्म धारेमि च बोधिकारणात् ॥ ७ ॥

niṣkāṅkṣaprāpto 'smi sthito 'smi bodhaye upāyakauśalya mamedamīddaśam |
paricārako 'haṃ sugatasya bhomi saddharma dhāremi ca bodhikāraṇāt || 7 ||

1 am freed from all doubts; I am ready for enlightenment. Such is my skilfulness, (as) I am the servitor, and keep the true law for the sake of enlightenment.

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

Nishkanksha, Prapta, Sthita, Bodhi, Upayakaushalya, Paricaraka, Aha, Asmad, Sugata, Saddharma, Dha, Bodhika, Arana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 9.7). 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: “niṣkāṅkṣaprāpto 'smi sthito 'smi bodhaye upāyakauśalya mamedamīddaśam
  • niṣkāṅkṣa -
  • niṣkāṅkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣkāṅkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāpto' -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • sthito' -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • bodhaye -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    budh (verb class 0)
    [present middle first single]
  • upāyakauśalya -
  • upāyakauśalya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse mamedamīddaśam
  • Line 2: “paricārako 'haṃ sugatasya bhomi saddharma dhāremi ca bodhikāraṇāt
  • paricārako' -
  • paricāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • sugatasya -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Cannot analyse bhomi*sa
  • saddharma -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhā -
  • dhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • re -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [dative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [dative single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • emi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bodhikā -
  • bodhikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • araṇāt -
  • araṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    araṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 9.7

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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