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).

ऋद्धीबलपारमिंगतो विपुलज्ञान उपायशिक्षितः ।
सर्वत्र दशद्दिशी जगे सर्वक्षेत्रेषु अशेष दृश्यते ॥ १८ ॥

ṛddhībalapāramiṃgato vipulajñāna upāyaśikṣitaḥ |
sarvatra daśaddiśī jage sarvakṣetreṣu aśeṣa dṛśyate || 18 ||

As he is thoroughly practised in the power of magic, and possessed of vast knowledge and skilfulness, he shows himself' in all directions and in all regions of the world.

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

Riddhi, Bala, Para, Ingat, Vipula, Jnana, Upaya, Shikshita, Sarvatra, Dashat, Jaga, Sarvakshetra, Ashesha, Drishyata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 24.18). 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: “ṛddhībalapāramiṃgato vipulajñāna upāyaśikṣitaḥ
  • ṛddhī -
  • ṛddhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    ṛddhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    ṛddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bala -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pāram -
  • pāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iṅgato* -
  • iṅg -> iṅgat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √iṅg class 1 verb], [ablative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [genitive single from √iṅg class 1 verb]
    iṅg -> iṅgat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √iṅg class 1 verb], [genitive single from √iṅg class 1 verb]
    iṅg (verb class 1)
    [present active third dual]
  • vipula -
  • vipula (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vipula (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • upāya -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikṣitaḥ -
  • śikṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    śikṣ -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śikṣ]
    śak -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √śak]
  • Line 2: “sarvatra daśaddiśī jage sarvakṣetreṣu aśeṣa dṛśyate
  • sarvatra -
  • sarvatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • daśad -
  • daśat (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    daśat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    daśat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • diśī -
  • jage -
  • jaga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • sarvakṣetreṣu -
  • sarvakṣetra (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    sarvakṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • aśeṣa -
  • aśeṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśeṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛśyate -
  • dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 24.18

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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