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).

यथाविषयु भाषामि यस्य यादृशकं बलम् ।
अन्यमन्येहि अर्थेहि दृष्टिं कुर्वामि उज्जुकाम् ॥ ४ ॥

yathāviṣayu bhāṣāmi yasya yādṛśakaṃ balam |
anyamanyehi arthehi dṛṣṭiṃ kurvāmi ujjukām || 4 ||

I speak according to their reach and faculty; by means of various meanings I accommodate my view (or the theory).

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yatha, Avisha, Bhasha, Amin, Yasya, Yah, Yat, Yadrisha, Kah, Bala, Anya, Ani, Artha, Drishti, Kuru, Kurva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.4). 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: “yathāviṣayu bhāṣāmi yasya yādṛśakaṃ balam
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aviṣa -
  • aviṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aviṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yu -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bhāṣā -
  • bhāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yādṛśa -
  • yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • balam -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “anyamanyehi arthehi dṛṣṭiṃ kurvāmi ujjukām
  • anyam -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • anye -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ehi -
  • ehi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • arthe -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • dṛṣṭim -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvā -
  • kurva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kurva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kuru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse ujjukām

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.4

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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