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).

एकं हि यानं द्वितियं न विद्यते तृतियं हि नैवास्ति कदाचि लोके ।
अन्यत्रुपाया पुरुषोत्तमानां यद्याननानात्वुपदर्शयन्ति ॥ ५४ ॥

ekaṃ hi yānaṃ dvitiyaṃ na vidyate tṛtiyaṃ hi naivāsti kadāci loke |
anyatrupāyā puruṣottamānāṃ yadyānanānātvupadarśayanti || 54 ||

There is, indeed, but one vehicle; there is no second, nor a third anywhere in the world, apart from the case of the Purushottamas using an expedient to show that there is a diversity of vehicles.

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

Eka, Yana, Dvitiya, Tritiya, Naiva, Asti, Loka, Purushottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.54). 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: “ekaṃ hi yānaṃ dvitiyaṃ na vidyate tṛtiyaṃ hi naivāsti kadāci loke
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • yānam -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • dvitiyam -
  • dvitiya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvitiya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • tṛtiyam -
  • tṛtiya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tṛtiya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • naivā -
  • naiva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Cannot analyse kadāci*lo
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “anyatrupāyā puruṣottamānāṃ yadyānanānātvupadarśayanti
  • Cannot analyse anyatrupāyā*pu
  • puruṣottamānām -
  • puruṣottama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse yadyānanānātvupadarśayanti

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.54

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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