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).

पुत्रा ममा यूयमहं पिता वो मया च निष्कासित यूय दुःखात् ।
परिदह्यमाना बहुकल्पकोटयस्त्रैधातुकातो भयभैरवातः ॥ ९७ ॥

putrā mamā yūyamahaṃ pitā vo mayā ca niṣkāsita yūya duḥkhāt |
paridahyamānā bahukalpakoṭayastraidhātukāto bhayabhairavātaḥ || 97 ||

Ye are my children, I am your father, who has removed you from pain, from the triple world, from fear and danger, when you had been burning for many kotis of Aeons.

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

Putra, Mama, Yuya, Yushmad, Aha, Asmad, Pitri, Maya, Nishkasita, Duhkha, Pari, Mana, Bahukalpa, Koti, Traidhatuka, Bhaya, Bhairava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.97). 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: “putrā mamā yūyamahaṃ pitā vo mayā ca niṣkāsita yūya duḥkhāt
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mamā* -
  • mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yūyam -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √yu class 2 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 2 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 6 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 6 verb], [nominative single from √yu class 9 verb], [accusative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative plural]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • pitā -
  • pitṛ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vo* -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣkāsita -
  • niṣkāsita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    niṣkāsita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yūya -
  • yu -> yūya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative single from √yu class 9 verb]
    yu -> yūya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √yu class 2 verb], [vocative single from √yu class 6 verb], [vocative single from √yu class 9 verb]
  • duḥkhāt -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • Line 2: “paridahyamānā bahukalpakoṭayastraidhātukāto bhayabhairavātaḥ
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dahya -
  • dah -> dahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dah]
  • mānā* -
  • māna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    man -> māna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb]
    man -> mānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √man class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √man class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √man class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
  • bahukalpa -
  • bahukalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahukalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭayas -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • traidhātukāt -
  • traidhātuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • o* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • bhaya -
  • bhaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhī (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhairavāt -
  • bhairava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    bhairava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.97

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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