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).

धृतिमन्ताश्चिमे सर्वे स्मृतिमन्तो महर्षयः ।
प्रियदर्शनाश्च रूपेण कुत एतेष आगमः ॥ ७ ॥

dhṛtimantāścime sarve smṛtimanto maharṣayaḥ |
priyadarśanāśca rūpeṇa kuta eteṣa āgamaḥ || 7 ||

All are great Seers, wise and strong in memory, whose outward appearance is lovely to see; whence have they come?

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

Dhritimat, Dhritiman, Tas, Cimi, Sarva, Smritimat, Maharshi, Priyadarshana, Rupa, Kutah, Kuta, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Etri, Isha, Agama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.7). 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: “dhṛtimantāścime sarve smṛtimanto maharṣayaḥ
  • dhṛtiman -
  • dhṛtiman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    dhṛtiman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dhṛtimat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • tāś -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cime -
  • cimi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • smṛtimanto* -
  • smṛtimat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • maharṣayaḥ -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “priyadarśanāśca rūpeṇa kuta eteṣa āgamaḥ
  • priyadarśanāś -
  • priyadarśana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    priyadarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpeṇa -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kuta* -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    etṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    i (verb class 2)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • īṣa* -
  • īṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āgamaḥ -
  • āgama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 14.7

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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