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).

ब्रह्मापि तस्य वशवर्ति भोति महेश्वरो ईश्वर देवपुत्रः ।
शक्रस्तथान्ये ऽपि च देवपुत्रा बहुदेवकन्याश्चुपसंक्रमन्ति ॥ ५९ ॥

brahmāpi tasya vaśavarti bhoti maheśvaro īśvara devaputraḥ |
śakrastathānye 'pi ca devaputrā bahudevakanyāścupasaṃkramanti || 59 ||

Brahma himself becomes his obedient servant; the gods Isvara and Mahesvara, as well as Indra and the numerous heavenly nymphs, approach 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 (18.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Brahma, Brahman, Api, Tad, Vashavartin, Vashavarti, Bha, Bhu, Ishvara, Devaputra, Shakra, Tatha, Yah, Yat, Bahuda, Vakat, Cupa, Kramat, Kramanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.59). 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: “brahmāpi tasya vaśavarti bhoti maheśvaro īśvara devaputraḥ
  • brahmā -
  • brahma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    brahman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    brahmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    brahm (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • 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]
  • vaśavarti -
  • vaśavartin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vaśavartin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vaśavartī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vaśavartī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    vaśavartī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]
  • maheśvaro -
  • īśvara -
  • īśvara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    īśvara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devaputraḥ -
  • devaputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “śakrastathānye 'pi ca devaputrā bahudevakanyāścupasaṃkramanti
  • śakras -
  • śakra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tathān -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ye' -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devaputrā* -
  • devaputra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devaputrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahude -
  • bahuda (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bahuda (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bahudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vakan -
  • vak -> vakat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √vak class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vak class 1 verb]
  • yāś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cupa -
  • cupa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cup (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • saṅ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    sam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kramanti -
  • kram -> kramat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kram class 1 verb]
    kram -> kramantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kram class 1 verb]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.59

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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