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).

यो ऽभ्यन्तरे ऽवस्थितस्तु बहिर्ज्ञातं कृताकृतम् ।
सो अद्यापि न जानाति कुतस्त्वं वेत्स्यसे ऽल्पधीः ॥ ६६ ॥

yo 'bhyantare 'vasthitastu bahirjñātaṃ kṛtākṛtam |
so adyāpi na jānāti kutastvaṃ vetsyase 'lpadhīḥ || 66 ||

Thou who, when staying within, dost not perceive even now what people outside are doing or not doing, how wouldst thou be wise, fool as thou art?

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

Yah, Abhyantara, Avasthita, Bahih, Bahi, Bahis, Jnata, Kritakrita, Adyapi, Kutah, Kuta, Tva, Yushmad, Alpadhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.66). 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: “yo 'bhyantare 'vasthitastu bahirjñātaṃ kṛtākṛtam
  • yo' -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhyantare' -
  • abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    abhyantarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • avasthitas -
  • avasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bahir -
  • bahiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahis (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    bahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • jñātam -
  • jñāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    jñāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñātā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    jñā -> jñāta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jñāta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • kṛtākṛtam -
  • kṛtākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṛtākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṛtākṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “so adyāpi na jānāti kutastvaṃ vetsyase 'lpadhīḥ
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • adyāpi -
  • adyāpi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānāti -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • kutas -
  • kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    kutaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kuta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • vetsyase' -
  • vid (verb class 6)
    [future middle second single]
  • alpadhīḥ -
  • alpadhī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    alpadhī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.66

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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