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).

Verse 5.51

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यस्तु शून्यान् विजानाति धर्मानात्मविवर्जितान् ।
संबुद्धानां भगवतां बोधिं जानाति तत्त्वतः ॥ ५१ ॥

yastu śūnyān vijānāti dharmānātmavivarjitān |
saṃbuddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ bodhiṃ jānāti tattvataḥ || 51 ||

But he who understands that all laws are void and without reality (and without individual character) penetrates the enlightenment of the perfectly enlightened Lords in its very essence.
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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 (5.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Shunya, Vijana, Ati, Dharma, Vivarjita, Sambuddha, Bhagavat, Bhagavata, Bodhi, Tattvatah, Tattvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.51). 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: “yastu śūnyān vijānāti dharmānātmavivarjitān ”
yas -
yaḥ (indeclinable relative)

[indeclinable relative]

ya (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)

[nominative single]
tu -
tu (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
śūnyān -
śūnya (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
vijānā -
vijāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
ati -
ati (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

ati (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]
dharmān -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
ātma -
ātman (noun, masculine)

[compound]
vivarjitān -
vivarjita (noun, masculine)

[accusative plural]
Line 2: “saṃbuddhānāṃ bhagavatāṃ bodhiṃ jānāti tattvataḥ ”
sambuddhānām -
sambuddha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

sambuddha (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

sambuddhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
bhagavatām -
bhagavat (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

bhagavat (noun, neuter)

[genitive plural]

bhagavatā (noun, feminine)

[accusative single]
bodhim -
bodhi (noun, masculine)

[accusative single]
jānāti -
√jñā (verb class 9)

[present active third single]
tattvataḥ -
tattvataḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tattvata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.51

The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)

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The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)

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Last Updated: 02 May, 2019