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).

एवं चरन्तो बहु मह्य श्रावकाः सत्त्वानुपायेन विमोचयन्ति ।
उन्मादु गच्छेयु नरा अविद्वसू स चैव सर्वं चरितं प्रकाशयेत् ॥ ७ ॥

evaṃ caranto bahu mahya śrāvakāḥ sattvānupāyena vimocayanti |
unmādu gaccheyu narā avidvasū sa caiva sarvaṃ caritaṃ prakāśayet || 7 ||

By following such a course my numerous disciples skilfully save creatures; simple people would go mad, if they were taught the whole course of life (or story).

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

Evam, Eva, Caranta, Bahu, Mahya, Shravaka, Sattva, Upaya, Mocayat, Mocayanti, Unma, Adu, Gaccha, Nara, Sarvam, Sarva, Carita, Pra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.7). 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: “evaṃ caranto bahu mahya śrāvakāḥ sattvānupāyena vimocayanti
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • caranto* -
  • caranta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • mahya -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]
  • śrāvakāḥ -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • upāyena -
  • upāya (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • vi -
  • vi (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    vi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    vi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ve (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • mocayanti -
  • muc -> mocayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √muc]
    muc -> mocayantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √muc]
    muc -> mocayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √muc], [vocative plural from √muc], [accusative plural from √muc]
    muc -> mocayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √muc]
    muc -> mocayat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √muc], [vocative plural from √muc], [accusative plural from √muc]
    muc -> mocayantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √muc]
    muc (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
    muc (verb class 0)
    [present active third plural]
  • Line 2: “unmādu gaccheyu narā avidvasū sa caiva sarvaṃ caritaṃ prakāśayet
  • unmā -
  • unmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • adu -
  • adū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    adū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    adū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • gacche -
  • gaccha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gam (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • yu -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • narā* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avidva -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • caritam -
  • carita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    carita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    caritā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kāśayet -
  • kāś (verb class 0)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.7

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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