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).

बहिर्धा सो तस्य निवेशनस्य कुटिकाय एको वसमानु बालः ।
दरिद्रचिन्तामनुचिन्तयेत न मे ऽस्ति एतादृश भोग केचित् ॥ ३० ॥

bahirdhā so tasya niveśanasya kuṭikāya eko vasamānu bālaḥ |
daridracintāmanucintayeta na me 'sti etādṛśa bhoga kecit || 30 ||

The ignorant man, who is living outside the mansion, alone in a hovel, cherishes no other ideas but of poverty, and thinks to himself: Mine are no such possessions!

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

Bahirdha, Tad, Niveshana, Kutika, Eka, Vasa, Anu, Bala, Daridra, Asmad, Asti, Etadrisha, Bhoga, Kah, Kim, Cit,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.30). 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: “bahirdhā so tasya niveśanasya kuṭikāya eko vasamānu bālaḥ
  • bahirdhā -
  • bahirdhā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahirdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • 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]
  • niveśanasya -
  • niveśana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    niveśana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • kuṭikāya -
  • kuṭika (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    kuṭika (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • eko* -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vasam -
  • vasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānu -
  • ānu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ānu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ānu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bālaḥ -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “daridracintāmanucintayeta na me 'sti etādṛśa bhoga kecit
  • daridra -
  • daridra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    daridra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cintāma -
  • cint (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • nu -
  • nu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    nau (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • cintayeta -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me' -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive 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]
  • etādṛśa -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhoga -
  • bhoga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhoga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (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 4.30

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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