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).

एतादृशास्तस्य गुणा भवन्ति चतुर्ण पर्षाण प्रकाशकस्य ।
एको विहारे वनकन्दरेषु स्वाध्याय कुर्वन्तु ममाहि पश्येत् ॥ ३३ ॥

etādṛśāstasya guṇā bhavanti caturṇa parṣāṇa prakāśakasya |
eko vihāre vanakandareṣu svādhyāya kurvantu mamāhi paśyet || 33 ||

Such are the advantages he is to enjoy; whether he is preaching to the four classes, or living, a solitary, in mountain caverns and studying his lesson, he will see me.

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

Etadrisha, Tad, Guna, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Parsha, Prakashaka, Eka, Vihara, Vanakanda, Svadhyaya, Asmad, Mama, Ahi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.33). 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: “etādṛśāstasya guṇā bhavanti caturṇa parṣāṇa prakāśakasya
  • etādṛśās -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • guṇā* -
  • guṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parṣā -
  • parṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    parṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    parṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • prakāśakasya -
  • prakāśaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    prakāśaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “eko vihāre vanakandareṣu svādhyāya kurvantu mamāhi paśyet
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vihāre -
  • vihāra (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vanakanda -
  • vanakanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • reṣu -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • svādhyāya -
  • svādhyāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    svādhyāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurvantu -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active third plural]
  • mamā -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • ahi -
  • ahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ahī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • pa -
  • pa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śyet -
  • śā (verb class 4)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.33

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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