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).

अहं पि पश्यामि दरिद्रसत्त्वान् प्रज्ञाय पुण्येहि च विप्रहीणान् ।
प्रस्कन्न संसारि निरुद्ध दुर्गे मग्नाः पुनर्दुःखपरंपरासु ॥ ११० ॥

ahaṃ pi paśyāmi daridrasattvān prajñāya puṇyehi ca viprahīṇān |
praskanna saṃsāri niruddha durge magnāḥ punarduḥkhaparaṃparāsu || 110 ||

I likewise see the poor wretches, deficient in wisdom and conduct, lapsed into the mundane whirl retained in dismal places, plunged in affliction incessantly renewed.

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

Aha, Asmad, Pashya, Amin, Daridra, Sattva, Prajna, Punya, Viprahina, Praskanna, Samsarin, Samsari, Niruddha, Durga, Durgi, Magna, Punar, Duhkha, Parampara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.110). 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: “ahaṃ pi paśyāmi daridrasattvān prajñāya puṇyehi ca viprahīṇān
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*pa
  • paśyā -
  • paśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paśyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    paś -> paśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paś class 10 verb]
    paś -> paśyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √paś class 10 verb]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • daridra -
  • daridra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daridra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • prajñāya -
  • prajña (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prajña (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • puṇye -
  • puṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    puṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṇ -> puṇya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √puṇ]
    puṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [locative single from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ -> puṇyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [nominative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative single from √puṇ class 10 verb], [vocative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb], [accusative dual from √puṇ class 10 verb]
    puṇ (verb class 6)
    [present passive first single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viprahīṇān -
  • viprahīṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “praskanna saṃsāri niruddha durge magnāḥ punarduḥkhaparaṃparāsu
  • praskanna -
  • praskanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praskanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsāri -
  • saṃsārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    saṃsārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsārī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    saṃsārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    saṃsārī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saṃsāri (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    saṃsāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    saṃsāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • niruddha -
  • niruddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niruddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • durge -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    durgā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    durgi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • magnāḥ -
  • magna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    magnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    majj -> magna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √majj class 6 verb]
    majj -> magnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √majj class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √majj class 6 verb]
  • punar -
  • punar (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    punar (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paramparāsu -
  • paramparā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.110

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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