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).

यथापि पुरुषो भवि कश्चिदेव प्रविष्ट स स्यादिह मित्रशालम् ।
मित्रं च तस्य धनवन्तमाढ्यं सो तस्य दद्याद् बहू खाद्यभोज्यम् ॥ ३६ ॥

yathāpi puruṣo bhavi kaścideva praviṣṭa sa syādiha mitraśālam |
mitraṃ ca tasya dhanavantamāḍhyaṃ so tasya dadyād bahū khādyabhojyam || 36 ||

This is a case like that of a certain man who enters the house of a friend, which friend, being rich and wealthy, gives him much food, both hard and soft.

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

Yatha, Api, Purusha, Bhavin, Kah, Cidi, Pravishta, Syat, Sya, Iha, Mitra, Shalam, Shala, Tad, Dhanavat, Adhya, Bahu, Khadyabhojya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.36). 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: “yathāpi puruṣo bhavi kaścideva praviṣṭa sa syādiha mitraśālam
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavi -
  • bhavin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhavin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kaś -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cide -
  • cidi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    cidi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praviṣṭa -
  • praviṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    praviṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • syād -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • mitra -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śālam -
  • śālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    śāla (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śāla (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śālā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “mitraṃ ca tasya dhanavantamāḍhyaṃ so tasya dadyād bahū khādyabhojyam
  • mitram -
  • mitra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mitra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mitrā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (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]
  • dhanavantam -
  • dhanavat (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āḍhyam -
  • āḍhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āḍhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āḍhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • 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]
  • dadyād -
  • (verb class 3)
    [optative active third single]
  • bahū -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • khādyabhojyam -
  • khādyabhojya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khādyabhojya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.36

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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