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).

प्रज्ञामध्यव्यवस्थानात् प्रत्येकजिन उच्यते ।
शून्यज्ञानविहीनत्वाच्छ्रावकः संप्रभाष्यते ॥ ५२ ॥

prajñāmadhyavyavasthānāt pratyekajina ucyate |
śūnyajñānavihīnatvācchrāvakaḥ saṃprabhāṣyate || 52 ||

One who occupies a middle position of wisdom is called a Pratyekagina (i. e. Pratyekabuddha); one lacking the insight of voidness is termed a disciple.

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

Prajna, Adhi, Avyavastha, Pratyeka, Jina, Ucyat, Shunya, Jnana, Vihina, Tva, Shravaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.52). 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: “prajñāmadhyavyavasthānāt pratyekajina ucyate
  • prajñām -
  • prajñā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • adhya -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • avyavasthān -
  • avyavastha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āt -
  • āt (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • pratyeka -
  • pratyeka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratyeka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jina* -
  • ji (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyate -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [present passive third single]
  • Line 2: “śūnyajñānavihīnatvācchrāvakaḥ saṃprabhāṣyate
  • śūnya -
  • śūnya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śūnya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vihīna -
  • vihīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vihīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvācch -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • śrāvakaḥ -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sampra -
  • sampra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • bhāṣyate -
  • bhāṣ (verb class 1)
    [present passive third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.52

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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