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).

स्मरित्व बुद्धान द्विपदानमुत्तमान् जिनेषु नित्यं पितृसंज्ञ कुर्यात् ।
अधिमानसंज्ञां च विहाय सर्वां न तस्य भोती तद अन्तरायः ॥ ४३ ॥

smaritva buddhāna dvipadānamuttamān jineṣu nityaṃ pitṛsaṃjña kuryāt |
adhimānasaṃjñāṃ ca vihāya sarvāṃ na tasya bhotī tada antarāyaḥ || 43 ||

Cherishing the memory of the Buddhas, the supreme amongst men, he will always feel towards them as if they were his fathers, and by forsaking all idea of pride he will escape hindrance.

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

Sma, Buddha, Dvipadana, Uttama, Jina, Nityam, Nitya, Sanjna, Adhi, Ana, Vihaya, Viha, Saru, Sarva, Tad, Bha, Bhu, Uti, Tada, Antaraya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.43). 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: “smaritva buddhāna dvipadānamuttamān jineṣu nityaṃ pitṛsaṃjña kuryāt
  • sma -
  • sma (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sman (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ritva -
  • buddhān -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dvipadānam -
  • dvipadāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uttamān -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • jineṣu -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pitṛ -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sañjña -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuryāt -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “adhimānasaṃjñāṃ ca vihāya sarvāṃ na tasya bhotī tada antarāyaḥ
  • adhim -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • āna -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • sañjñām -
  • sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihāya -
  • vihāya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    viha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • sarvām -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • ūtī -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antarāyaḥ -
  • antarāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.43

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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