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).

न जातु सो पश्यति लोकनाथं नरेन्द्रराजं महि शासमानम् ।
तस्याक्षणेष्वेव हि वासु भोति इमां क्षिपित्वा मम बुद्धनेत्रीम् ॥ १२८ ॥

na jātu so paśyati lokanāthaṃ narendrarājaṃ mahi śāsamānam |
tasyākṣaṇeṣveva hi vāsu bhoti imāṃ kṣipitvā mama buddhanetrīm || 128 ||

Never does he behold the Lord of the world, the King of kings ruling the earth, for he is doomed to live at a wrong time, he who scorns my Buddha-rule.

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

Jatu, Pashyat, Lokanatha, Narendra, Raja, Raj, Mahi, Mah, Mahin, Shas, Shasa, Ana, Tad, Akshana, Eva, Vasu, Bha, Bhu, Iyam, Idam, Kship, Tva, Asmad, Buddha, Netri,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.128). 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: “na jātu so paśyati lokanāthaṃ narendrarājaṃ mahi śāsamānam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jātu -
  • jātu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    jātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    jātū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    jātū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • paśyati -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • lokanātham -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lokanātha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lokanāthā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājam -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mahi -
  • mahi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    mahī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mahi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    mahin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    mah (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • śāsam -
  • śāsa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śās (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ānam -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “tasyākṣaṇeṣveva hi vāsu bhoti imāṃ kṣipitvā mama buddhanetrīm
  • tasyā -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akṣaṇeṣve -
  • akṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    akṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • vāsu -
  • vāsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāsū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūti -
  • ūti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ūti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kṣipi -
  • kṣip (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tvā* -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netrīm -
  • netrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.128

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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