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).

यथा कुलालो मृद्भाण्डं कुर्वन् मृत्सु समास्वपि ।
भवन्ति भाजना तस्य गुडक्षीरधृताम्भसाम् ॥ ४७ ॥

yathā kulālo mṛdbhāṇḍaṃ kurvan mṛtsu samāsvapi |
bhavanti bhājanā tasya guḍakṣīradhṛtāmbhasām || 47 ||

As the potter, making clay vessels, produces from the same clay pots for sugar, milk, ghee, or water;

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

Yatha, Kulala, Mridbhanda, Kurvat, Mrid, Mridh, Sama, Api, Bhavanti, Bhavat, Bhavant, Bhajana, Tad, Guda, Kshira, Dhritambhas, Dhritambhasa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.47). 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: “yathā kulālo mṛdbhāṇḍaṃ kurvan mṛtsu samāsvapi
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kulālo* -
  • kulāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mṛdbhāṇḍam -
  • mṛdbhāṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kurvan -
  • kurvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • mṛtsu -
  • mṛd (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    mṛdh (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • samāsva -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • Line 2: “bhavanti bhājanā tasya guḍakṣīradhṛtāmbhasām
  • bhavanti -
  • bhavanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhavat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhavant (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • bhājanā -
  • bhājanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • guḍa -
  • guḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    guḍ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣīra -
  • kṣīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṣīra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhṛtāmbhasām -
  • dhṛtāmbhas (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dhṛtāmbhas (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    dhṛtāmbhasā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.47

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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