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).

तथागतं सो सुपिनस्मि पश्यति देशेन्त धर्मं बहुप्राणिकोटिनाम् ।
रश्मीसहस्राणि प्रमुञ्चमानं वल्गुस्वरं काञ्चनवर्णनाथम् ॥ ६२ ॥

tathāgataṃ so supinasmi paśyati deśenta dharmaṃ bahuprāṇikoṭinām |
raśmīsahasrāṇi pramuñcamānaṃ valgusvaraṃ kāñcanavarṇanātham || 62 ||

He sees in his dream the Tathagata preaching the law to many kotis of beings with lovely voice, the Lord with golden colour.

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

Tathagata, Pashyat, Desha, Dharma, Bahu, Pranika, Ush, Ina, Rashmi, Sahasra, Pramunca, Ana, Valgusvara, Kancana, Varnanatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.62). 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: “tathāgataṃ so supinasmi paśyati deśenta dharmaṃ bahuprāṇikoṭinām
  • tathāgatam -
  • tathāgata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tathāgata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tathāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • Cannot analyse supinasmi*pa
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īnta -
  • īnt (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prāṇiko -
  • prāṇika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṭ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • inām -
  • inā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “raśmīsahasrāṇi pramuñcamānaṃ valgusvaraṃ kāñcanavarṇanātham
  • raśmī -
  • raśmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    raśmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pramuñcam -
  • pramuñca (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pramuñca (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • valgusvaram -
  • valgusvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    valgusvara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kāñcana -
  • kāñcana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāñcana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṇanātham -
  • varṇanātha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.62

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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