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).

अन्योन्यसंकल्प सगौरवाश्च तेषां च बालेहि न संस्तवो ऽस्ति ।
ये चापि तुष्टा गिरिकन्दरेषु तान् श्रावयेस्त्वं इद सूत्र भद्रकम् ॥ १४० ॥

anyonyasaṃkalpa sagauravāśca teṣāṃ ca bālehi na saṃstavo 'sti |
ye cāpi tuṣṭā girikandareṣu tān śrāvayestvaṃ ida sūtra bhadrakam || 140 ||

Those who show mutual love and respect, keep no intercourse with ignorant people, and are content to live in mountain caverns, to them expound this hallowed Sutra.

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

Anyonya, Sankalpa, Sagu, Aurava, Tad, Bala, Bali, Samstava, Asti, Yah, Yat, Capin, Capi, Tushta, Girikandara, Tva, Yushmad, Sutra, Bhadraka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.140). 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: “anyonyasaṃkalpa sagauravāśca teṣāṃ ca bālehi na saṃstavo 'sti
  • anyonya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅkalpa -
  • saṅkalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅkalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sagau -
  • sagu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sagu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sag (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • auravāś -
  • aurava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāle -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bāli (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bāli (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃstavo' -
  • saṃstava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • Line 2: “ye cāpi tuṣṭā girikandareṣu tān śrāvayestvaṃ ida sūtra bhadrakam
  • 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]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tuṣṭā* -
  • tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tuṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tuṣ -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √tuṣ class 4 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb]
    tus -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tus class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tus class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]
    tuś -> tuṣṭā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tuś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tuś class 1 verb]
  • girikandareṣu -
  • girikandara (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • śrāvayes -
  • śru (verb class 0)
    [optative active second single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse ida*sū
  • sūtra -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhadrakam -
  • bhadraka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhadraka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhadrakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.140

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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