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).

सर्वे मया श्रावित अग्रधर्मा ते चैव सर्वे परिपाचिता मे ।
मयि निर्वृते चापिमि सर्वि धीरा इमु धारयिष्यन्ति ह सूत्रमग्रम् ॥ १० ॥

sarve mayā śrāvita agradharmā te caiva sarve paripācitā me |
mayi nirvṛte cāpimi sarvi dhīrā imu dhārayiṣyanti ha sūtramagram || 10 ||

All of them have been by me brought to complete ripeness, and after my extinction they will all, full of wisdom, keep this Sutra.

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

Sarva, Maya, Asmad, Shravita, Tad, Yushmad, Paripacita, Mayi, Nirvrita, Nirvriti, Dharayishyat, Dharayishyanti, Han, Sutra, Agram, Agra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 19.10). 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: “sarve mayā śrāvita agradharmā te caiva sarve paripācitā me
  • 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]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • śrāvita -
  • śrāvita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrāvita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śru]
    śru -> śrāvita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śru]
  • agradharmā -
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [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]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • 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]
  • paripācitā* -
  • paripācita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paripācitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “mayi nirvṛte cāpimi sarvi dhīrā imu dhārayiṣyanti ha sūtramagram
  • mayi -
  • mayī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • nirvṛte -
  • nirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    nirvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    nirvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nirvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    nirvṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse cāpimi*sa
  • sarvi -
  • dhīrā* -
  • Cannot analyse imu*dh
  • dhārayiṣyanti -
  • dhṛ -> dhārayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dhṛ], [vocative plural from √dhṛ], [accusative plural from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ -> dhārayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dhṛ]
    dhṛ (verb class 0)
    [future active third plural]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • agram -
  • agram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    agra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 19.10

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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