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).

भृकुटी सर्व सोढव्या अप्रज्ञप्तिः पुनः पुनः ।
निष्कासनं विहारेभ्यो बन्धकुट्टी बहूविधा ॥ १७ ॥

bhṛkuṭī sarva soḍhavyā aprajñaptiḥ punaḥ punaḥ |
niṣkāsanaṃ vihārebhyo bandhakuṭṭī bahūvidhā || 17 ||

One will have to bear frowning looks, repeated disavowal (or concealment), expulsion from the monasteries, many and manifold abuses.

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

Bhrikuti, Sarva, Sodhavya, Jnapti, Puna, Nishkasana, Vihara, Bandha, Kuttin, Bahu, Vidh, Vidha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 12.17). 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: “bhṛkuṭī sarva soḍhavyā aprajñaptiḥ punaḥ punaḥ
  • bhṛkuṭī -
  • bhṛkuṭī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    bhṛkuṭi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhṛkuṭi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sarva -
  • sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • soḍhavyā* -
  • soḍhavya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    soḍhavyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ra -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñaptiḥ -
  • jñapti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • punaḥ -
  • pu (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    puna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “niṣkāsanaṃ vihārebhyo bandhakuṭṭī bahūvidhā
  • niṣkāsanam -
  • niṣkāsana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vihārebhyo* -
  • vihāra (noun, masculine)
    [dative plural], [ablative plural]
  • bandha -
  • bandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bandh (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kuṭṭī -
  • kuṭṭin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bahū -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidhā -
  • vidh (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vidh (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 12.17

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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