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).

प्रतिश्रयान् विहारांश्च चन्दनस्येह कारयेत् ।
आरामान् रमणीयांश्च चंक्रमस्थानशोभितान् ॥ २० ॥

pratiśrayān vihārāṃśca candanasyeha kārayet |
ārāmān ramaṇīyāṃśca caṃkramasthānaśobhitān || 20 ||

Let him build on earth refuges and monasteries of sandal-wood, and pleasant convent gardens provided with walks;

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

Pratishraya, Vihara, Candana, Iha, Arama, Ramaniya, Cankrama, Tha, Ashas, Bhit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.20). 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: “pratiśrayān vihārāṃśca candanasyeha kārayet
  • pratiśrayān -
  • pratiśraya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • vihārāṃś -
  • vihāra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candanasye -
  • candana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    candana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kārayet -
  • kṛ (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]
  • Line 2: “ārāmān ramaṇīyāṃśca caṃkramasthānaśobhitān
  • ārāmān -
  • ārāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ramaṇīyāṃś -
  • ramaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    ram -> ramaṇīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caṅkramas -
  • caṅkrama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • thān -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aśo -
  • aśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhitā -
  • bhit (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhit (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhit (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.20

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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