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).

क्षिपित्व सूत्रं इदमेवरूपं मयि तिष्ठमाने परिनिर्वृते वा ।
भिक्षूषु वा तेषु खिलानि कृत्वा तेषां विपाकं ममिहं शृणोहि ॥ ११३ ॥

kṣipitva sūtraṃ idamevarūpaṃ mayi tiṣṭhamāne parinirvṛte vā |
bhikṣūṣu vā teṣu khilāni kṛtvā teṣāṃ vipākaṃ mamihaṃ śṛṇohi || 113 ||

Hear the destiny of those who have scorned such a Sutra like this, whether during my lifetime or after my Nirvana, or who have wronged the monks.

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

Kship, Tva, Sutra, Idam, Eva, Rupa, Mayi, Asmad, Tishthamana, Parinirvrita, Parinirvriti, Bhikshu, Tad, Khila, Kritva, Kritvan, Vipaka, Mih,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.113). 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: “kṣipitva sūtraṃ idamevarūpaṃ mayi tiṣṭhamāne parinirvṛte
  • kṣipi -
  • kṣip (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mayi -
  • mayī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [locative single]
  • tiṣṭhamāne -
  • sthā -> tiṣṭhamāna (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhamānā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • parinirvṛte -
  • parinirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    parinirvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    parinirvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    parinirvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “bhikṣūṣu teṣu khilāni kṛtvā teṣāṃ vipākaṃ mamihaṃ śṛṇohi
  • bhikṣū -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhikṣu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṣu -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • teṣu -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • khilāni -
  • khila (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛtvā -
  • kṛtvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √kṛ]
    kṛtvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vipākam -
  • vipāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vipāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vipākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ma -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • miham -
  • mih (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse śṛṇohi

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.113

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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