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).

पञ्चाश वर्षाणि सुपूर्णकानि अन्ये च ऽतो विंशतिये मि दृष्टः ।
अमुकातु नगरातु ममैष नष्टो अहं च मार्गन्त इहैवमागतः ॥ ३३ ॥

pañcāśa varṣāṇi supūrṇakāni anye ca 'to viṃśatiye mi dṛṣṭaḥ |
amukātu nagarātu mamaiṣa naṣṭo ahaṃ ca mārganta ihaivamāgataḥ || 33 ||

It is now fully fifty years-and twenty years more during which I have seen him-that he disappeared from such and such a place and that in his search I came to this place.

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

Pancasha, Varsha, Supurna, Kim, Anya, Yah, Yat, Drishta, Amuka, Nagara, Asmad, Mama, Aisha, Aha, Margat, Iha, Evam, Eva, Agata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.33). 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: “pañcāśa varṣāṇi supūrṇakāni anye ca 'to viṃśatiye mi dṛṣṭaḥ
  • pañcāśa -
  • pañcāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṣāṇi -
  • varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vṛṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • supūrṇa -
  • supūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    supūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāni -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Cannot analyse ca'to*vi
  • viṃśati -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viṃśati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse mi*dṛ
  • dṛṣṭaḥ -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “amukātu nagarātu mamaiṣa naṣṭo ahaṃ ca mārganta ihaivamāgataḥ
  • amukā -
  • amuka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amuka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amukā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nagarā -
  • nagara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nagara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ātu -
  • ātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naṣṭo -
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mārganta* -
  • mārg -> mārgat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √mārg class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mārg class 1 verb]
  • ihai -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āgataḥ -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.33

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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