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).

उपाय एष बुद्धानां वदन्ति यदिमं नयम् ।
सर्वज्ञत्वमृते नास्ति निर्वाणं तत्समारभ ॥ ७४ ॥

upāya eṣa buddhānāṃ vadanti yadimaṃ nayam |
sarvajñatvamṛte nāsti nirvāṇaṃ tatsamārabha || 74 ||

It is an artifice of the Buddhas to enunciate this dogma. There is no (real) Nirvana without all-knowingness; try to reach this.

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

Upaya, Esha, Buddha, Vadat, Vadanti, Yadi, Yad, Naya, Sarvajnatva, Rite, Rita, Riti, Nasti, Nirvana, Tatsama, Rabha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.74). 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: “upāya eṣa buddhānāṃ vadanti yadimaṃ nayam
  • upāya* -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • buddhānām -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mam -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nayam -
  • naya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    naya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sarvajñatvamṛte nāsti nirvāṇaṃ tatsamārabha
  • sarvajñatvam -
  • sarvajñatva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ṛte -
  • ṛte (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ṛte (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ṛti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    ṛti (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nirvāṇam -
  • nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tatsamā -
  • tatsamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • rabha -
  • rabha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.74

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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