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).

शून्यश्च आसीद्द्विपदोत्तमेहि अपायभूमी तद उत्सदासि ।
दिव्याश्च कायाः परिहायिषू तदा अशीति कल्पान शता सुपूर्णा ॥ ३३ ॥

śūnyaśca āsīddvipadottamehi apāyabhūmī tada utsadāsi |
divyāśca kāyāḥ parihāyiṣū tadā aśīti kalpāna śatā supūrṇā || 33 ||

It was deprived of the most high of men; hell was prevailing and the celestial bodies constantly went on waning during eighty hundred complete Aeons.

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

Shunya, Dvipadottama, Apaya, Bhumi, Tada, Utsada, Asi, Divi, Divya, Kaya, Pari, Kalpa, Shata, Supurna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.33). 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: “śūnyaśca āsīddvipadottamehi apāyabhūmī tada utsadāsi
  • śūnyaś -
  • śūnya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • dvipadottame -
  • dvipadottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dvipadottama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • apāya -
  • apāya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmī -
  • bhūmī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tada* -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • utsadā -
  • utsada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utsadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • Line 2: “divyāśca kāyāḥ parihāyiṣū tadā aśīti kalpāna śatā supūrṇā
  • divyāś -
  • divī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    divya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāyāḥ -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hāyiṣū -
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • aśīti -
  • aśīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • kalpān -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatā -
  • śatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • supūrṇā -
  • supūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.33

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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