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).

अज्ञानचर्यां च चरन्ति एते वयं खलु श्रावक अल्पकृत्याः ।
निर्विण्ण सर्वासु च्युतोपपत्तिषु स्वकं च क्षेत्रं परिशोधयन्ति ॥ ५ ॥

ajñānacaryāṃ ca caranti ete vayaṃ khalu śrāvaka alpakṛtyāḥ |
nirviṇṇa sarvāsu cyutopapattiṣu svakaṃ ca kṣetraṃ pariśodhayanti || 5 ||

They follow a course in ignorance (thinking): We, disciples, are of little use, indeed! In despondency they descend into all places of existence (successively), and (so) clear their own field.

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

Ajnana, Cari, Carya, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Vaya, Asmad, Khalu, Shravaka, Alpa, Kriti, Kritya, Nirvinna, Sarva, Cyut, Cyuta, Upapatti, Svaka, Kshetra, Parishodha, Yat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.5). 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: “ajñānacaryāṃ ca caranti ete vayaṃ khalu śrāvaka alpakṛtyāḥ
  • ajñāna -
  • ajñāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caryām -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    caryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • caranti -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • ete -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eti (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    eṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • khalu -
  • khalu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    khalu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    khalu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śrāvaka -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • alpa -
  • alpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    alpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṛtyāḥ -
  • kṛti (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṛtya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kṛtyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kṛtya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛtyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 5 verb], [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛtī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “nirviṇṇa sarvāsu cyutopapattiṣu svakaṃ ca kṣetraṃ pariśodhayanti
  • nirviṇṇa -
  • nirviṇṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirviṇṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvāsu -
  • sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • cyuto -
  • cyuta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cyuta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cyut (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    cyut (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    cyutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • upapattiṣu -
  • upapatti (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • svakam -
  • svaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    svaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    svakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pariśodha -
  • pariśodha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanti -
  • yanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.5

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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