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).

ते चापि खिन्ना बहुप्राणिकोट्य उवाच तं देशिक तस्मि काले ।
खिन्ना वयं आर्य न शक्नुयाम निवर्तनं अद्यिह रोचते नः ॥ ९५ ॥

te cāpi khinnā bahuprāṇikoṭya uvāca taṃ deśika tasmi kāle |
khinnā vayaṃ ārya na śaknuyāma nivartanaṃ adyiha rocate naḥ || 95 ||

And those beings, numbering many kotis, feel tired, and say to the guide: “We are tired, Master; we are not able to go on; we should like now to return”.

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

Tad, Yushmad, Capin, Capi, Khinna, Bahu, Pranika, Ush, Yah, Deshika, Kale, Kala, Vaya, Asmad, Arya, Nivartana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.95). 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: “te cāpi khinnā bahuprāṇikoṭya uvāca taṃ deśika tasmi kāle
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • khinnā* -
  • khinna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    khinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    khid -> khinna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 7 verb]
    khid -> khinnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √khid class 7 verb]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • prāṇiko -
  • prāṇika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prāṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uṭ -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • uvāca -
  • vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • 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]
  • deśika -
  • deśika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    deśika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse tasmi*kā
  • kāle -
  • kāle (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “khinnā vayaṃ ārya na śaknuyāma nivartanaṃ adyiha rocate naḥ
  • khinnā* -
  • khinna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    khinnā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    khid -> khinna (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 7 verb]
    khid -> khinnā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √khid class 4 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √khid class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √khid class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √khid class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √khid class 7 verb]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • ārya -
  • ārya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ār -> ārya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √ār]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śaknuyāma -
  • śak (verb class 5)
    [optative active first plural]
  • nivartanam -
  • nivartana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nivartana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    nivartanā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse adyiha*ro
  • rocate -
  • ruc (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • naḥ -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural], [dative plural], [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.95

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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