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).

न कायचित्तक्लमथो स्पृशेन्मां सद्धर्महेतोर्दासमागतस्य ।
प्रणिधिस्तदा मे भवि सत्त्वहेतोर्नात्मानमुद्दिश्य न कामहेतोः ॥ ४५ ॥

na kāyacittaklamatho spṛśenmāṃ saddharmahetordāsamāgatasya |
praṇidhistadā me bhavi sattvahetornātmānamuddiśya na kāmahetoḥ || 45 ||

I never felt any bodily nor mental weariness since I had become a servant for the sake of the true law. I did my best for real truth's sake, not with a view to win honour or enjoy pleasure.

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

Kaya, Citta, Klamathu, Asmad, Saddharma, Hetu, Dasa, Agata, Pranidhi, Tada, Bhavin, Sattva, Mana, Uddishya, Kamaha, Ita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.45). 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: “na kāyacittaklamatho spṛśenmāṃ saddharmahetordāsamāgatasya
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāya -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • citta -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    citta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • klamatho -
  • klamathu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • spṛśen -
  • spṛś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • saddharma -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetor -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • dāsam -
  • dāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāsa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dāsā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āgatasya -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    āgata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “praṇidhistadā me bhavi sattvahetornātmānamuddiśya na kāmahetoḥ
  • praṇidhis -
  • praṇidhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • 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]
  • bhavi -
  • bhavin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hetor -
  • hetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • nāt -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • mānam -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    māna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> māna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [accusative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb], [accusative single from √man class 8 verb]
  • uddiśya -
  • uddiśya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāmahe -
  • kāmahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ito -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    itā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • uḥ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.45

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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