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).

धुरावाहश्च सो भोति लोकनाथान औरसः ।
दान्तभूमिमनुप्राप्तः सूत्रं धारेति यो इदम् ॥ ३९ ॥

dhurāvāhaśca so bhoti lokanāthāna aurasaḥ |
dāntabhūmimanuprāptaḥ sūtraṃ dhāreti yo idam || 39 ||

He shall be entrusted with the leadership amongst the sons of the Tathagatas, he who, after having reached the stage of meekness, shall keep this Sutra.

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

Dhura, Dhur, Avaha, Sah, Bha, Bhu, Lokanatha, Aurasa, Danta, Bhumi, Anuprapta, Sutra, Dhara, Dhari, Iti, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.39). 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: “dhurāvāhaśca so bhoti lokanāthāna aurasaḥ
  • dhurā -
  • dhurā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    dhura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhur (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    dhurā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • avāhaś -
  • avāha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vāh (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lokanāthān -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aurasaḥ -
  • aurasa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “dāntabhūmimanuprāptaḥ sūtraṃ dhāreti yo idam
  • dānta -
  • dānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dānta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmim -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anuprāptaḥ -
  • anuprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • dhāre -
  • dhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dhārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhāri (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dhāri (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yo -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.39

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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