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).

प्रतिरूपकश्चास्य भविष्यते पुनस्त्रिगुणं ततो एत्तकमेव कालम् ।
सद्धर्मभ्रष्टे तद तस्य तायिनो दुखिता भविष्यन्ति नरा मरू च ॥ २८ ॥

pratirūpakaścāsya bhaviṣyate punastriguṇaṃ tato ettakameva kālam |
saddharmabhraṣṭe tada tasya tāyino dukhitā bhaviṣyanti narā marū ca || 28 ||

And the counterfeit of it shall continue three times as long. When the true law of that holy one shall he exhausted, men and gods shall be vexed.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (8.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pratirupaka, Idam, Bhavishyat, Bhavishyata, Puna, Triguna, Kalam, Kala, Saddharma, Bhrashta, Tada, Tad, Bhavishyanti, Nara, Maru,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.28). 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: “pratirūpakaścāsya bhaviṣyate punastriguṇaṃ tato ettakameva kālam
  • pratirūpakaś -
  • pratirūpaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhaviṣyate -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    bhaviṣyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • punas -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • triguṇam -
  • triguṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    triguṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    triguṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tato -
  • Cannot analyse ettakameva*kā
  • kālam -
  • kālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “saddharmabhraṣṭe tada tasya tāyino dukhitā bhaviṣyanti narā marū ca
  • saddharma -
  • saddharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhraṣṭe -
  • bhraṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhraṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhraṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāyino* -
  • Cannot analyse dukhitā*bh
  • bhaviṣyanti -
  • bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • narā* -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    narā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • marū -
  • marū (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    marū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    maru (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.28

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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