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).

तत्स्वभावं च जानाति त्रैधातुकमशेषतः ।
अबद्धमविमुक्तं च न विजानाति निर्वृतिम् ॥ ७९ ॥

tatsvabhāvaṃ ca jānāti traidhātukamaśeṣataḥ |
abaddhamavimuktaṃ ca na vijānāti nirvṛtim || 79 ||

And who knows that the triple world throughout is of that nature, not fast and not looge, he knows rest.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.79). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Tat, Tad, Svabhava, Traidhatuka, Asheshatah, Abaddha, Avimukta, Vijana, Ati, Nirvriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.79). 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: “tatsvabhāvaṃ ca jānāti traidhātukamaśeṣataḥ
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • svabhāvam -
  • svabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānāti -
  • jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third single]
  • traidhātukam -
  • traidhātuka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • aśeṣataḥ -
  • aśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “abaddhamavimuktaṃ ca na vijānāti nirvṛtim
  • abaddham -
  • abaddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    abaddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    abaddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • avimuktam -
  • avimukta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    avimukta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    avimuktā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vijānā -
  • vijāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nirvṛtim -
  • nirvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    nirvṛti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.79

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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