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).

उद्यानभूमी नरको ऽस्य भोति निवेशनं तस्य अपायभूमिः ।
खरसूकरा क्रोष्टुक भूमिसूचकाः प्रतिष्ठितस्येह भवन्ति नित्यम् ॥ १३१ ॥

udyānabhūmī narako 'sya bhoti niveśanaṃ tasya apāyabhūmiḥ |
kharasūkarā kroṣṭuka bhūmisūcakāḥ pratiṣṭhitasyeha bhavanti nityam || 131 ||

Hell is his garden (or monastery), a place of misfortune his abode; he is continually living amongst asses, hogs, jackals, and dogs.

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

Udyana, Bhumi, Naraka, Idam, Bha, Bhu, Niveshana, Tad, Tas, Apaya, Khara, Kroshtuka, Sucaka, Pratishthita, Iha, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Nityam, Nitya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.131). 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: “udyānabhūmī narako 'sya bhoti niveśanaṃ tasya apāyabhūmiḥ
  • udyāna -
  • udyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmī -
  • bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • narako' -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • 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]
  • niveśanam -
  • niveśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niveśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tas (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apāya -
  • apāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmiḥ -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “kharasūkarā kroṣṭuka bhūmisūcakāḥ pratiṣṭhitasyeha bhavanti nityam
  • khara -
  • khara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    khara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūkarā -
  • kroṣṭuka -
  • kroṣṭuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmi -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhūmī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sūcakāḥ -
  • sūcaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • pratiṣṭhitasye -
  • pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    pratiṣṭhita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • nityam -
  • nityam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.131

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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