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).

सुविमलवदना नरेन्द्र धीरा तव प्रभ राजतियं दशद्दिशासु ।
तुभ्य सुगत कृत्व अग्रपूजां अहमिह आगतु नाथ दर्शनाय ॥ २ ॥

suvimalavadanā narendra dhīrā tava prabha rājatiyaṃ daśaddiśāsu |
tubhya sugata kṛtva agrapūjāṃ ahamiha āgatu nātha darśanāya || 2 ||

O thou whose face is so spotless and bright; thou, king and sage! How thy lustre sparkles in all quarters! After having anciently paid thee homage, O Sugata, I now come again to behold thee, O Lord.

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

Suvimala, Narendra, Dhira, Yushmad, Prabha, Rajati, Rajat, Yah, Dashat, Disha, Sugata, Kritvan, Agrapuja, Aha, Asmad, Iha, Natha, Darshana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 22.2). 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: “suvimalavadanā narendra dhīrā tava prabha rājatiyaṃ daśaddiśāsu
  • suvimala -
  • suvimala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvimala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vadanā -
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhīrā -
  • dhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tava -
  • yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
  • prabha -
  • prabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājati -
  • rājatī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj -> rājat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √rāj class 1 verb]
    rāj (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • daśad -
  • daśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    daśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • diśāsu -
  • diśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “tubhya sugata kṛtva agrapūjāṃ ahamiha āgatu nātha darśanāya
  • tubhya -
  • tubh -> tubhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tubh]
    tubh -> tubhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tubh]
    tubh -> tubhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tubh]
    tubh (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sugata -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtva -
  • kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    kṛtvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • agrapūjām -
  • agrapūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āga -
  • ag (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nātha -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nātha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • darśanāya -
  • darśana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    darśana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 22.2

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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