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).

सो ऽर्थं गृह्य गतो ऽरण्यं चिन्तयेत् सुसमाहितः ।
अभिज्ञाः प्राप्तवान् पञ्च नचिरेण गुणान्वितः ॥ ७२ ॥

so 'rthaṃ gṛhya gato 'raṇyaṃ cintayet susamāhitaḥ |
abhijñāḥ prāptavān pañca nacireṇa guṇānvitaḥ || 72 ||

The man catches the meaning, goes to the wilderness, meditates with the greatest attention, and, as he is endowed with good qualities, ere long acquires the five transcendent faculties.

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

Sah, Artha, Grihya, Gat, Gata, Aranya, Susamahita, Abhijna, Praptavat, Panca, Pancan, Nacira, Gunanvita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.72). 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: “so 'rthaṃ gṛhya gato 'raṇyaṃ cintayet susamāhitaḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhya -
  • gṛhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    grah -> gṛhya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √grah]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
    grah -> gṛhya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • gato' -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • araṇyam -
  • araṇya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    araṇya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    araṇyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    raṇ (verb class 4)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • cintayet -
  • cint (verb class 10)
    [optative active third single]
  • susamāhitaḥ -
  • susamāhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “abhijñāḥ prāptavān pañca nacireṇa guṇānvitaḥ
  • abhijñāḥ -
  • abhijña (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    abhijñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • prāptavān -
  • prāptavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pañca -
  • pañca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pañcan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    pañcan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pañc (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nacireṇa -
  • nacira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    nacira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • guṇānvitaḥ -
  • guṇānvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.72

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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