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).

उष्ट्राथ वा गर्दभ भोन्ति भूयो भारं वहन्तः कशदण्डताडिताः ।
आहारचिन्तामनुचिन्तयन्तो ये बुद्धनेत्री क्षिपि बालबुद्धयः ॥ ११८ ॥

uṣṭrātha vā gardabha bhonti bhūyo bhāraṃ vahantaḥ kaśadaṇḍatāḍitāḥ |
āhāracintāmanucintayanto ye buddhanetrī kṣipi bālabuddhayaḥ || 118 ||

Sometimes they become camels or asses, carrying loads, and are beaten with whips and sticks; they are constantly occupied with thoughts of eating, the fools who have scorned the Buddharule.

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

Ushtra, Han, Var, Gardabha, Bhuyah, Bhuyas, Bhara, Vahanta, Vahat, Kashat, Anda, Tadita, Ahara, Cinta, Yat, Yantri, Yah, Buddha, Netri, Kship, Bala, Buddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.118). 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: “uṣṭrātha gardabha bhonti bhūyo bhāraṃ vahantaḥ kaśadaṇḍatāḍitāḥ
  • uṣṭrāt -
  • uṣṭra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • vā* -
  • vār (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gardabha -
  • gardabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gardabha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse bhonti*bh
  • bhūyo* -
  • bhūyaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bhūyas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūyas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāram -
  • bhāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • vahantaḥ -
  • vahanta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    vah -> vahat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
  • kaśad -
  • kaś -> kaśat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kaś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √kaś class 1 verb]
  • aṇḍa -
  • aṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāḍitāḥ -
  • tāḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tāḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    taḍ -> tāḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √taḍ], [vocative plural from √taḍ]
    taḍ -> tāḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √taḍ], [vocative plural from √taḍ], [accusative plural from √taḍ]
  • Line 2: “āhāracintāmanucintayanto ye buddhanetrī kṣipi bālabuddhayaḥ
  • āhāra -
  • āhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āhāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cintāma -
  • cint (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cinta -
  • cinta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cinta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cint (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yanto* -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netrī -
  • netrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • kṣipi -
  • kṣip (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • bāla -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhayaḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.118

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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