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).

यथाशयं जानिय ते चरिं च नानाधिमुक्तानिह प्राणकोटिनाम् ।
चित्राणि कर्माणि विदित्व तेषां पुराकृतं यत्कुशलं च तेहि ॥ ४३ ॥

yathāśayaṃ jāniya te cariṃ ca nānādhimuktāniha prāṇakoṭinām |
citrāṇi karmāṇi viditva teṣāṃ purākṛtaṃ yatkuśalaṃ ca tehi || 43 ||

1 know the disposition and conduct, the various inclinations of kotis of living beings in this world; I know their various actions and the good they have done before.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.43). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yathashayam, Jani, Tad, Yushmad, Cari, Nanadhi, Mukta, Han, Pranaka, Ush, Ina, Citra, Karman, Vid, Tva, Purakrita, Yat, Yad, Kushalam, Kushala, Tan,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.43). 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: “yathāśayaṃ jāniya te cariṃ ca nānādhimuktāniha prāṇakoṭinām
  • yathāśayam -
  • yathāśayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jāni -
  • jāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    ja (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ya -
  • 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]
  • carim -
  • cari (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nānādhi -
  • nānādhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    nānādhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nānādhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • muktāni -
  • mukta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prāṇako -
  • prāṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • uṭ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • inām -
  • inā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “citrāṇi karmāṇi viditva teṣāṃ purākṛtaṃ yatkuśalaṃ ca tehi
  • citrāṇi -
  • citra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • karmāṇi -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vidi -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • purākṛtam -
  • purākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    purākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    purākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kuśalam -
  • kuśalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kuśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kuśalā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [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]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.43

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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