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).

शृणोति चासौ स्वके अत्र पुत्रान् क्रीडापनैः क्रीडनसक्तबुद्धीन् ।
रमन्ति ते क्रीडनकप्रमत्ता यथापि बाला अविजानमानाः ॥ ६३ ॥

śṛṇoti cāsau svake atra putrān krīḍāpanaiḥ krīḍanasaktabuddhīn |
ramanti te krīḍanakapramattā yathāpi bālā avijānamānāḥ || 63 ||

And he hears his own children, whose minds are engaged in playing with their toys, in their fondness of which they amuse themselves, as fools do in their ignorance.

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

Casa, Svaka, Atra, Putra, Krida, Apana, Kridana, Sakta, Buddhi, Ramat, Ramanti, Tad, Yushmad, Kridanaka, Pramatta, Yatha, Api, Bala, Avi, Jana, Ana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.63). 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: “śṛṇoti cāsau svake atra putrān krīḍāpanaiḥ krīḍanasaktabuddhīn
  • śṛṇoti -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • cāsau -
  • cāsa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • svake -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrān -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • krīḍā -
  • krīḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    krīḍ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āpanaiḥ -
  • āpana (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • krīḍana -
  • krīḍana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sakta -
  • sakta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sakta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sag -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sag class 1 verb]
    sag -> sakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sag class 1 verb]
    saj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √saj class 1 verb]
    saj -> sakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √saj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> sakta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
    sañj -> sakta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √sañj class 1 verb]
  • buddhī -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • īn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ramanti te krīḍanakapramattā yathāpi bālā avijānamānāḥ
  • ramanti -
  • ram -> ramat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ramantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • 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]
  • krīḍanaka -
  • krīḍanaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    krīḍanaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pramattā* -
  • pramatta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pramattā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • bālā* -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avi -
  • avi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • jānam -
  • jāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ānāḥ -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.63

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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