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 मधुरेण गभीरवल्गुना संहर्षितो बुद्धस्वरेण चाहम् ।
तदा मि विध्वंसित सर्वसंशया विचिकित्स नष्टा च स्थितो ऽस्मि ज्ञाने ॥ २१ ॥

yadā tu madhureṇa gabhīravalgunā saṃharṣito buddhasvareṇa cāham |
tadā mi vidhvaṃsita sarvasaṃśayā vicikitsa naṣṭā ca sthito 'smi jñāne || 21 ||

But when the sweet, deep, and lovely voice of Buddha gladdened me, all doubts were scattered, my perplexity vanished, and I stood firm in knowledge.

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

Yada, Yad, Madhurena, Madhura, Gabhira, Valgu, Samharshita, Buddha, Svara, Aha, Asmad, Vidhvamsita, Sarvasamshaya, Cikitsa, Nashta, Sthita, Jnana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.21). 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 madhureṇa gabhīravalgunā saṃharṣito buddhasvareṇa cāham
  • 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]
  • madhureṇa -
  • madhureṇa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhura (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    madhura (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • gabhīra -
  • gabhīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gabhīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • valgunā -
  • valgu (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    valgu (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • saṃharṣito* -
  • saṃharṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svareṇa -
  • svara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    svara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “tadā mi vidhvaṃsita sarvasaṃśayā vicikitsa naṣṭā ca sthito 'smi jñāne
  • tadā* -
  • Cannot analyse mi*vi
  • vidhvaṃsita -
  • vidhvaṃsita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vidhvaṃsita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvasaṃśayā* -
  • sarvasaṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cikitsa -
  • cikitsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cikitsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cit (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]
  • naṣṭā -
  • naṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √naś class 4 verb]
    naś -> naṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √naś class 1 verb]
    naś (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    naś (verb class 4)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
    naś (verb class 1)
    [periphrastic-future active third single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthito' -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • jñāne -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.21

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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