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).

सरागतामात्मनि दर्शयन्ति सदोषतां चापि समोहतां च ।
दृष्टीविलग्नांश्च विदित्व सत्त्वांस्तेषां पि दृष्टिं समुपाश्रयन्ति ॥ ६ ॥

sarāgatāmātmani darśayanti sadoṣatāṃ cāpi samohatāṃ ca |
dṛṣṭīvilagnāṃśca viditva sattvāṃsteṣāṃ pi dṛṣṭiṃ samupāśrayanti || 6 ||

They show in their own persons that they are not free from affection, hatred, and infatuation; and on perceiving (other) beings clinging to (heretical) views, they go so far as to accommodate themselves to those views.

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

Saragata, Atman, Darshayat, Darshayanti, Sadosha, Capin, Capi, Samoha, Drishti, Drishtin, Vilagna, Vid, Tva, Sattva, Tad, Upa, Shrayat, Shrayanti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.6). 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: “sarāgatāmātmani darśayanti sadoṣatāṃ cāpi samohatāṃ ca
  • sarāgatām -
  • sarāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ātmani -
  • ātman (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • darśayanti -
  • dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √dṛś], [vocative plural from √dṛś], [accusative plural from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś]
    darśayat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dṛś (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • sadoṣa -
  • sadoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sadoṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative 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]
  • samoha -
  • samoha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dṛṣṭīvilagnāṃśca viditva sattvāṃsteṣāṃ pi dṛṣṭiṃ samupāśrayanti
  • dṛṣṭī -
  • dṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vilagnāṃś -
  • vilagna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidi -
  • vid (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vid (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvāṃs -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse pi*dṛ
  • dṛṣṭim -
  • dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • upā -
  • upā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    upā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • śrayanti -
  • śri -> śrayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śrayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.6

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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