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).

सचेदहं शारिसुताद्य तस्य परिपूर्णकल्पं प्रवदेय दोषान् ।
यो ही ममा एतु क्षिपेत सूत्रं पर्यन्तु दोषाण न शक्य गन्तुम् ॥ १३५ ॥

sacedahaṃ śārisutādya tasya paripūrṇakalpaṃ pravadeya doṣān |
yo hī mamā etu kṣipeta sūtraṃ paryantu doṣāṇa na śakya gantum || 135 ||

Were I to go on, Sariputra, for a whole Aeon, enumerating the evils of him who shall scorn my Sutra, I should not come to an end.

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

Saca, Saci, Sharisuta, Tad, Paripurna, Kalpam, Kalpa, Pravada, Dosha, Yah, Mama, Sutra, Pari, Dos, Shakya, Gantu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.135). 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: “sacedahaṃ śārisutādya tasya paripūrṇakalpaṃ pravadeya doṣān
  • sace -
  • sacā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sacā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    saca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    saca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sacā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saci (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    saci (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sac (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • idaham -
  • idahā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śārisutād -
  • śārisuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ya -
  • tasya -
  • 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]
  • paripūrṇa -
  • paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paripūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpam -
  • kalpam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pravade -
  • pravada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pravada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pravadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • doṣān -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “yo mamā etu kṣipeta sūtraṃ paryantu doṣāṇa na śakya gantum
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • mamā* -
  • mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • etu -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • kṣipeta -
  • kṣip (verb class 6)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paryan -
  • parī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • doṣā -
  • doṣā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    doṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dos (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakya -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śak -> śakya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śak]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • gantum -
  • gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gam -> gantum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √gam]
    gantu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.135

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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