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).

यदा तु बुद्धो भवते ऽग्रसत्त्वः पुरस्कृतो नरमरुयक्षराक्षसैः ।
द्वात्रिंशतीलक्षणरूपधारी अशेषतो निर्वृतु भोति तत्र ॥ १३ ॥

yadā tu buddho bhavate 'grasattvaḥ puraskṛto naramaruyakṣarākṣasaiḥ |
dvātriṃśatīlakṣaṇarūpadhārī aśeṣato nirvṛtu bhoti tatra || 13 ||

But when one becomes Buddha, a superior being, honoured by men, gods, goblins, Titans, and adorned with the thirty-two characteristic signs, then one will be completely extinct.

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

Yada, Yad, Buddha, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tva, Puraskrita, Nara, Yaksharakshasa, Dvatrimshati, Lakshana, Rupadharin, Asheshatah, Nih, Bha, Bhu, Tatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.13). 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: “yadā tu buddho bhavate 'grasattvaḥ puraskṛto naramaruyakṣarākṣasaiḥ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • buddho* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavate' -
  • bhavat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • agrasat -
  • gras (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tvaḥ -
  • tva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puraskṛto* -
  • puraskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naram -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • aru -
  • aru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • yakṣarākṣasaiḥ -
  • yakṣarākṣasa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    yakṣarākṣasa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “dvātriṃśatīlakṣaṇarūpadhārī aśeṣato nirvṛtu bhoti tatra
  • dvātriṃśatī -
  • dvātriṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lakṣaṇa -
  • lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpadhārī -
  • rūpadhārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśeṣato* -
  • aśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • vṛ -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ṛtu -
  • ṛtu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.13

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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