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).

ये चास्मान् कुत्सयिष्यन्ति तस्मिन् कालस्मि दुर्मती ।
इमे बुद्धा भविष्यन्ति क्षमिष्यामथ सर्वशः ॥ १२ ॥

ye cāsmān kutsayiṣyanti tasmin kālasmi durmatī |
ime buddhā bhaviṣyanti kṣamiṣyāmatha sarvaśaḥ || 12 ||

And those fools who will not listen to us, shall (sooner or later) become enlightened, and therefore will we forbear to the last.

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

Yah, Yat, Asmad, Asma, Kutsayishyat, Kutsayishyanti, Tad, Durmati, Iyam, Idam, Buddha, Bhavishyanti, Bhavishyat, Ksha, Tha, Sarvashah,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 12.12). 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: “ye cāsmān kutsayiṣyanti tasmin kālasmi durmatī
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asmān -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural]
    asma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • kutsayiṣyanti -
  • kuts -> kutsayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kuts class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kuts class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kuts class 10 verb]
    kuts -> kutsayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kuts class 10 verb]
    kuts (verb class 10)
    [future active third plural]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • Cannot analyse kālasmi*du
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “ime buddhā bhaviṣyanti kṣamiṣyāmatha sarvaśaḥ
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • buddhā* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaviṣyanti -
  • bhaviṣyantī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third plural]
  • kṣam -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • iṣyāma -
  • iṣ (verb class 4)
    [imperative active first plural]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarvaśaḥ -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 12.12

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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