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).

यो बोधिसत्त्व इच्छेया पश्चात्काले सुदारुणे ।
इदं सूत्रं प्रकाशेतुं अनोलीनो विशारदः ॥ १ ॥

yo bodhisattva iccheyā paścātkāle sudāruṇe |
idaṃ sūtraṃ prakāśetuṃ anolīno viśāradaḥ || 1 ||

The Bodhisattva who, undaunted and unabashed, wishes to set forth this Sutra in the dreadful period hereafter,

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

Yah, Bodhisattva, Pashcatkala, Sudaruna, Sudaru, Idam, Sutra, Pra, Ano, Ana, Anas, Anu, Lina, Visharada,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.1). 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: “yo bodhisattva iccheyā paścātkāle sudāruṇe
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bodhisattva* -
  • bodhisattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • iccheyā -
  • paścātkāle -
  • paścātkāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • sudāruṇe -
  • sudāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sudāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sudāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sudāru (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Line 2: “idaṃ sūtraṃ prakāśetuṃ anolīno viśāradaḥ
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • śetum -
  • śi -> śetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śi]
    śi -> śetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śi]
    śī -> śetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śī]
    śī -> śetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śī]
    śī -> śetum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √śī]
  • ano -
  • ano (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • līno* -
  • līna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    -> līna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √ class 9 verb]
  • viśāradaḥ -
  • viśārada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.1

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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