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).

स भाषते तेषमगारदोषान् दुःखं इदं भोः कुलपुत्र दारुणम् ।
विविधाश्च सत्त्वेह अयं च अग्नि महन्तिका दुःखपरंपरा तु ॥ ६५ ॥

sa bhāṣate teṣamagāradoṣān duḥkhaṃ idaṃ bhoḥ kulaputra dāruṇam |
vividhāśca sattveha ayaṃ ca agni mahantikā duḥkhaparaṃparā tu || 65 ||

He tells them the defect of the house, and says: This, young man of good family, is a miserable house, a dreadful one; the various creatures in it, and this fire to boot, form a series of evils.

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

Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Ish, Isha, Agara, Dosham, Dosha, Duhkham, Duhkha, Idam, Bha, Bhu, Kulaputra, Daruna, Vividha, Sattva, Iha, Aya, Parampara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.65). 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: “sa bhāṣate teṣamagāradoṣān duḥkhaṃ idaṃ bhoḥ kulaputra dāruṇam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāṣate -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [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]
  • iṣam -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    iṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    iṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    iṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • agāra -
  • agāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • doṣān -
  • doṣām (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhoḥ -
  • bhā (noun, masculine)
    [genitive dual], [locative dual]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • kulaputra -
  • kulaputra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dāruṇam -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    dāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “vividhāśca sattveha ayaṃ ca agni mahantikā duḥkhaparaṃparā tu
  • vividhāś -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vividhā (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]
  • sattve -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
    sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • agni -
  • agni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mahanti -
  • mah (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • paramparā -
  • paramparā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.65

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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