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 लोकधातूषु भवेत तासु पांसु रजो यस्य प्रमाणु नास्ति ।
रजं करित्वान अशेषतस्तं लक्ष्यं ददे कल्पशते गते च ॥ ४ ॥

yo lokadhātūṣu bhaveta tāsu pāṃsu rajo yasya pramāṇu nāsti |
rajaṃ karitvāna aśeṣatastaṃ lakṣyaṃ dade kalpaśate gate ca || 4 ||

To that immense mass of the dust of these worlds, entirely reduced to atoms, I liken the number of Aeons past.

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

Yah, Lokadhatu, Raja, Rajas, Yasya, Yat, Prama, Anu, Nasti, Karitva, Asheshatah, Lakshya, Dad, Dada, Dadi, Kalpa, Shata, Gat, Gata, Gati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.4). 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 lokadhātūṣu bhaveta tāsu pāṃsu rajo yasya pramāṇu nāsti
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokadhātū -
  • lokadhātu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lokadhātu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    lokadhātu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • uṣu -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • bhaveta -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural]
  • tāsu -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • pāṃsu -
  • pāṃsu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • rajo* -
  • rajas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    rajas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    raja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yasya -
  • yasya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yasya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yas -> yasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √yas]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    yas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pramā -
  • pramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇu -
  • aṇu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • nāsti -
  • nāsti (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “rajaṃ karitvāna aśeṣatastaṃ lakṣyaṃ dade kalpaśate gate ca
  • rajam -
  • raja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • karitvān -
  • karitva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aśeṣatas -
  • aśeṣataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • lakṣyam -
  • lakṣya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    lakṣya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    lakṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
    lakṣ -> lakṣya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √lakṣ class 10 verb]
  • dade -
  • dad (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    dad (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    dada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dadi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dadi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    (verb class 3)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
    dai (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    de (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
  • kalpa -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śate -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.4

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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