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).

क्रीडा रती तेष विचित्र भोति उद्यानप्रासादविमानकोट्यः ।
प्रतिमण्डितं रत्नमयैश्च पर्वतैर्द्रुमैस्तथा पुष्पफलैरुपेतैः ॥ १२ ॥

krīḍā ratī teṣa vicitra bhoti udyānaprāsādavimānakoṭyaḥ |
pratimaṇḍitaṃ ratnamayaiśca parvatairdrumaistathā puṣpaphalairupetaiḥ || 12 ||

They dispose of manifold amusements, kotis of pleasure gardens, palaces, and aerial cars; (this field) is embellished by hills of gems and by trees abounding with blossoms and fruits.

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

Krida, Rati, Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Isha, Ishan, Vicitra, Bha, Bhu, Udyana, Prasada, Vimanaka, Ush, Yah, Pratimandita, Ratnamaya, Parvata, Druma, Tatha, Pushpaphala, Upeta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 15.12). 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: “krīḍā ratī teṣa vicitra bhoti udyānaprāsādavimānakoṭyaḥ
  • krīḍā* -
  • krīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ratī -
  • ratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    rati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vicitra -
  • vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • udyāna -
  • udyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāsāda -
  • prāsāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimānako -
  • vimānaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uṭ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • yaḥ -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “pratimaṇḍitaṃ ratnamayaiśca parvatairdrumaistathā puṣpaphalairupetaiḥ
  • pratimaṇḍitam -
  • pratimaṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratimaṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratimaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ratnamayaiś -
  • ratnamaya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ratnamaya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parvatair -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • drumais -
  • druma (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • tathā -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • puṣpaphalair -
  • puṣpaphala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    puṣpaphala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • upetaiḥ -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    upeta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 15.12

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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