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).

भेरूण्डकाः कालगताश्च तत्र खादन्ति सत्त्वाश्च ति अन्यमन्यम् ।
उच्चार दह्यत्यमनोज्ञगन्धः प्रवायते लोकि चतुर्दिशासु ॥ ६० ॥

bherūṇḍakāḥ kālagatāśca tatra khādanti sattvāśca ti anyamanyam |
uccāra dahyatyamanojñagandhaḥ pravāyate loki caturdiśāsu || 60 ||

Hyenas also perish there, in the act of eating one another. The excrements burn, and a loathsome stench spreads in all directions.

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

Bha, Daka, Kalagata, Tatra, Khadat, Khadanti, Sattva, Anya, Uccara, Dah, Atya, Ano, Ana, Anas, Anu, Jna, Gandha, Prava, Tad, Yushmad, Lokin, Catu, Catus, Disha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.60). 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: “bherūṇḍakāḥ kālagatāśca tatra khādanti sattvāśca ti anyamanyam
  • bhe -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
  • rūṇ -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ḍakāḥ -
  • ḍakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kālagatāś -
  • kālagata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kālagatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • khādanti -
  • khād -> khādat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √khād class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād -> khādantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • sattvāś -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse ti*an
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “uccāra dahyatyamanojñagandhaḥ pravāyate loki caturdiśāsu
  • uccāra -
  • uccāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    uccāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dahya -
  • dah -> dahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dah]
    dah (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dah (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • atyam -
  • atya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ano -
  • ano (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    anas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • jña -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gandhaḥ -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravāya -
  • prava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    prava (noun, neuter)
    [dative 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]
  • loki -
  • lokin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    lokin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • diśāsu -
  • diśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.60

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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