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).

यदि कश्चिन्नरः पश्येदीदृशं धर्मभाणकम् ।
धारयन्तमिदं सूत्रं कुर्याद्वै तस्य सत्क्रियाम् ॥ ५७ ॥

yadi kaścinnaraḥ paśyedīdṛśaṃ dharmabhāṇakam |
dhārayantamidaṃ sūtraṃ kuryādvai tasya satkriyām || 57 ||

If one meets such a man as here described, a keeper of this Sutra, one should do homage to him.

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

Yadi, Yad, Kah, Cinna, Pashya, Idrish, Idrisha, Dharmabhanaka, Dharayat, Idam, Sutra, Tad, Satkriya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.57). 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: “yadi kaścinnaraḥ paśyedīdṛśaṃ dharmabhāṇakam
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cinna -
  • cinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • raḥ -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśye -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [locative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √paś class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive first single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmabhāṇakam -
  • dharmabhāṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “dhārayantamidaṃ sūtraṃ kuryādvai tasya satkriyām
  • dhārayantam -
  • dhārayat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dhṛ]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuryād -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • vai -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative middle first 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]
  • satkriyām -
  • satkriyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.57

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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