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 च ते यक्ष भवन्ति तृप्ताः परसत्त्व खादित्व सुरौद्रचित्ताः ।
परसत्त्वमांसैः परितृप्तगात्राः कलहं तदा तत्र करोन्ति तीव्रम् ॥ ४९ ॥

yadā ca te yakṣa bhavanti tṛptāḥ parasattva khāditva suraudracittāḥ |
parasattvamāṃsaiḥ paritṛptagātrāḥ kalahaṃ tadā tatra karonti tīvram || 49 ||

And when those cruel-minded goblins are satiated with feeding upon the flesh of other creatures, so that their bodies are big, then they commence sharply fighting on the spot.

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

Yada, Yad, Tad, Yushmad, Yaksha, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Tripta, Para, Sattva, Khadin, Tva, Sura, Odra, Citta, Paritripta, Gatra, Kalaha, Tada, Tatra, Tivram, Tivra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.49). 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 ca te yakṣa bhavanti tṛptāḥ parasattva khāditva suraudracittāḥ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • yakṣa -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tṛptāḥ -
  • tṛpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tṛptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tṛp -> tṛpta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb]
    tṛp -> tṛptā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tṛp class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tṛp class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √tṛp class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √tṛp class 6 verb]
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • khādi -
  • khādi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khādin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khādin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • surau -
  • sura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    surā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sur (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • odra -
  • odra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    odra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cittāḥ -
  • citta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cittā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “parasattvamāṃsaiḥ paritṛptagātrāḥ kalahaṃ tadā tatra karonti tīvram
  • para -
  • para (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    para (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sattvam -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • āṃ -
  • ā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • saiḥ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • paritṛpta -
  • paritṛpta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paritṛpta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gātrāḥ -
  • gātra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    gātrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kalaham -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse karonti*tī
  • tīvram -
  • tīvram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tīvra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    tīvra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tīvrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.49

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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