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).

तच्च एकरसं वारि मेघमुक्तमिहस्थितम् ।
यथाबलं यथाविषयं तृणगुल्मा पिबन्ति तत् ॥ १२ ॥

tacca ekarasaṃ vāri meghamuktamihasthitam |
yathābalaṃ yathāviṣayaṃ tṛṇagulmā pibanti tat || 12 ||

Grasses and shrubs absorb the water of one essence which issues from the cloud according to their faculty and reach.

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

Tat, Tad, Ekarasa, Var, Vari, Megha, Ukta, Iha, Sthita, Yathabalam, Yathavishayam, Trina, Pibat, Pibanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.12). 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: “tacca ekarasaṃ vāri meghamuktamihasthitam
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekarasam -
  • ekarasa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ekarasa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ekarasā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vāri -
  • vāri (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vāri (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vār (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vār (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • megham -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    megha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    meghā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • uktam -
  • ukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> ukta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative single from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative single from √vac class 3 verb]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “yathābalaṃ yathāviṣayaṃ tṛṇagulmā pibanti tat
  • yathābalam -
  • yathābalam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • yathāviṣayam -
  • yathāviṣayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tṛṇa -
  • tṛṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṛṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gulmā -
  • pibanti -
  • pibantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    pibantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pibantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    -> pibat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ class 1 verb]
    -> pibantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √ class 1 verb]
    pibat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.12

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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