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).

कल्पसंक्षोभमीष्मस्मिन् दारुणस्मि महाभये ।
यक्षरूपा बहु भिक्षू अस्माकं परिभाषकाः ॥ १३ ॥

kalpasaṃkṣobhamīṣmasmin dāruṇasmi mahābhaye |
yakṣarūpā bahu bhikṣū asmākaṃ paribhāṣakāḥ || 13 ||

In that dreadful, most terrible period of frightful general revolution will many fiendish monks stand up as our revilers.

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

Mahabhaya, Yaksha, Rupa, Bahu, Bhikshu, Asmaka, Asmad, Paribhashaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 12.13). 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: “kalpasaṃkṣobhamīṣmasmin dāruṇasmi mahābhaye
  • Cannot analyse kalpasaṅkṣobhamīṣmasmin*dā
  • Cannot analyse dāruṇasmi*ma
  • mahābhaye -
  • mahābhaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahābhaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahābhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “yakṣarūpā bahu bhikṣū asmākaṃ paribhāṣakāḥ
  • yakṣa -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yakṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rūpā* -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • bhikṣū -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • paribhāṣakāḥ -
  • paribhāṣaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    paribhāṣakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 12.13

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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