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).

बोधिचित्तं च ये चान्ये धर्मा निर्वाणगामिनः ।
सास्रवानास्रवाः शान्ताः सर्वे गगनसंनिभाः ॥ ७६ ॥

bodhicittaṃ ca ye cānye dharmā nirvāṇagāminaḥ |
sāsravānāsravāḥ śāntāḥ sarve gaganasaṃnibhāḥ || 76 ||

The idea of enlightenment and the other laws leading to Nirvana, both such as are mixed with imperfection and such as are exempt from it, such as are tranquil and comparable to ethereal space;

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

Bodhicitta, Yah, Yat, Dharma, Nirvana, Gamin, Sasrava, Asrava, Shanta, Sarva, Gagana, Samnibha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.76). 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: “bodhicittaṃ ca ye cānye dharmā nirvāṇagāminaḥ
  • bodhicittam -
  • bodhicitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bodhicitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cānye -
  • dharmā* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirvāṇa -
  • nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gāminaḥ -
  • gāmin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    gāmin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “sāsravānāsravāḥ śāntāḥ sarve gaganasaṃnibhāḥ
  • sāsravān -
  • sāsrava (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • āsravāḥ -
  • āsrava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śāntāḥ -
  • śānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
    śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √śam class 9 verb]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gagana -
  • gagana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃnibhāḥ -
  • saṃnibha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    saṃnibhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.76

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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