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).

स ओतरित्वा पिटकं गृहीत्वा मलिनानि वस्त्राणि च प्रावरित्वा ।
उपसंक्रमेत्तस्य नरस्य अन्तिके अवभर्त्सयन्तो न करोथ कर्म ॥ २५ ॥

sa otaritvā piṭakaṃ gṛhītvā malināni vastrāṇi ca prāvaritvā |
upasaṃkramettasya narasya antike avabhartsayanto na karotha karma || 25 ||

Then he descends, takes a basket, puts on dirty garments, and goes near the man. He chides him, saying: Thou dost not perform thy work.

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

Sah, Ota, Ritu, Pitaka, Grihitva, Malina, Vastra, Pravari, Tva, Yushmad, Upasankrama, Tta, Nara, Antike, Antika, Ava, Yat, Yantri, Kara, Karman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.25). 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: “sa otaritvā piṭakaṃ gṛhītvā malināni vastrāṇi ca prāvaritvā
  • sa* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ota -
  • ota (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ota (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ritvā -
  • ritu (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • piṭakam -
  • piṭaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    piṭaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    piṭakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • gṛhītvā -
  • gṛhītvā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    grah -> gṛhītvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
  • malināni -
  • malina (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vastrāṇi -
  • vastra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāvari -
  • prāvarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • tvā -
  • tvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “upasaṃkramettasya narasya antike avabhartsayanto na karotha karma
  • upasaṅkrame -
  • upasaṅkrama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    upasaṅkrama (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ttasya -
  • tta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • narasya -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • antike -
  • antike (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    antika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    antikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ava -
  • ava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    av (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
    ava (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhartsa -
  • bharts (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]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • karo -
  • kara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • utha -
  • u (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • karma -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.25

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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