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).

सचेत्तव सत्यक तात सर्वं यद्भाषितं तत्र निवेशने ते ।
त्रिविधानि यानानि ह संप्रदास्ये ददस्व कालो ऽयमिहाद्य तेषाम् ॥ ७८ ॥

sacettava satyaka tāta sarvaṃ yadbhāṣitaṃ tatra niveśane te |
trividhāni yānāni ha saṃpradāsye dadasva kālo 'yamihādya teṣām || 78 ||

And make true all that you promised us in the house when saying, “I will give you three sorts of vehicles.” Do give them; it is now the right time.

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

Saca, Saci, Tta, Satyaka, Tata, Sarvam, Sarva, Yat, Yad, Bhashita, Tatra, Niveshana, Tad, Yushmad, Trividha, Yana, Han, Samprada, Kala, Aya, Idam, Iha, Adya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.78). 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: “sacettava satyaka tāta sarvaṃ yadbhāṣitaṃ tatra niveśane te
  • sace -
  • saca (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    saca (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sacā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saci (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    saci (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sac (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • tta -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • satyaka -
  • satyaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satyaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāta -
  • tāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yad -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāṣitam -
  • bhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • niveśane -
  • niveśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    niveśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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]
  • Line 2: “trividhāni yānāni ha saṃpradāsye dadasva kālo 'yamihādya teṣām
  • trividhāni -
  • trividha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yānāni -
  • yāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sampradā -
  • samprada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samprada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sampradā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asye -
  • as (verb class 4)
    [present passive first single]
  • dadasva -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • kālo' -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.78

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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