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).

अरण्यवृत्तकाश्चैव कन्थां प्रावरियाण च ।
संलेखवृत्तिचारि स्म एवं वक्ष्यन्ति दुर्मती ॥ ५ ॥

araṇyavṛttakāścaiva kanthāṃ prāvariyāṇa ca |
saṃlekhavṛtticāri sma evaṃ vakṣyanti durmatī || 5 ||

“We do not care but to live in the wilderness and wear a patched cloth; we lead a frugal life;” so will they speak to the ignorant.

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

Aranya, Vrittaka, Kantha, Pravari, Samlekha, Cari, Carin, Evam, Eva, Vakshyat, Vakshyanti, Durmati,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 12.5). 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: “araṇyavṛttakāścaiva kanthāṃ prāvariyāṇa ca
  • araṇya -
  • araṇya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    araṇya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛttakāś -
  • vṛttaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vṛttakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • kanthām -
  • kanthā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • prāvari -
  • prāvarī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃlekhavṛtticāri sma evaṃ vakṣyanti durmatī
  • saṃlekha -
  • saṃlekha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vṛtti -
  • vṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • cāri -
  • cārī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cārin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cārin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sma* -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • 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]
  • vakṣyanti -
  • vac -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 2 verb], [nominative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √vac class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √vac class 3 verb]
    vac -> vakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vac class 2 verb], [vocative single from √vac class 3 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vah class 1 verb]
    vah -> vakṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [future active third plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [future active third plural]
    vah (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • durmatī -
  • durmatī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    durmatī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    durmati (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    durmati (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 12.5

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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