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).

अनायिकेयं प्रज सर्व दुःखिता उत्पाटिताक्षी व निहीनसौख्या ।
मार्गं न जानन्ति दुखान्तगामिनं न मोक्षहेतोर्जनयन्ति वीर्यम् ॥ १२ ॥

anāyikeyaṃ praja sarva duḥkhitā utpāṭitākṣī va nihīnasaukhyā |
mārgaṃ na jānanti dukhāntagāminaṃ na mokṣahetorjanayanti vīryam || 12 ||

These unhappy creatures, vexed in all ways, deprived of eyes, as it were, and joyless, do not find the road leading to the end of toils, nor develop energy for the sake of deliverance.

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

Ana, Ayi, Ayin, Keya, Praja, Sarva, Duhkhita, Utpatita, Akshan, Akshi, Nihina, Aukhya, Marga, Janat, Kha, Gamin, Mokshahetu, Janayat, Janayanti, Virya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.12). 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: “anāyikeyaṃ praja sarva duḥkhitā utpāṭitākṣī va nihīnasaukhyā
  • anā -
  • anā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ayi -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • keyam -
  • ki -> keya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √ki class 3 verb]
    ki -> keya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √ki class 3 verb], [accusative single from √ki class 3 verb]
  • praja -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • duḥkhitā* -
  • duḥkhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    duḥkhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • utpāṭitā -
  • utpāṭita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpāṭita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpāṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • akṣī -
  • akṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    akṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    akṣan (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nihīna -
  • nihīna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nihīna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sau -
  • (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    si (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aukhyā -
  • aukhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “mārgaṃ na jānanti dukhāntagāminaṃ na mokṣahetorjanayanti vīryam
  • mārgam -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mārgā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jānanti -
  • jānanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √jñā class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā (verb class 9)
    [present active third plural]
  • du -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • khān -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • gāminam -
  • gāmin (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mokṣahetor -
  • mokṣahetu (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • janayanti -
  • jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √jan]
    jan -> janayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √jan class 10 verb], [nominative plural from √jan], [vocative plural from √jan], [accusative plural from √jan]
    jan -> janayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jan class 10 verb], [vocative single from √jan]
    jan (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.12

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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