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).

भिक्षुणीं वर्जयेन्नित्यं हास्यसंलापगोचराम् ।
उपासिकाश्च वर्जेत प्राकटा या अवस्थिताः ॥ ५ ॥

bhikṣuṇīṃ varjayennityaṃ hāsyasaṃlāpagocarām |
upāsikāśca varjeta prākaṭā yā avasthitāḥ || 5 ||

He must be constant in avoiding a nun who is fond of banter and chatter; he must also avoid notoriously loose female lay devotees.

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

Bhikshuni, Varja, Itya, Hasya, Samlapa, Gocara, Upasika, Ita, Prak, Ata, Avasthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.5). 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: “bhikṣuṇīṃ varjayennityaṃ hāsyasaṃlāpagocarām
  • bhikṣuṇīm -
  • bhikṣuṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • varjaye -
  • varjā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • īnn -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ityam -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    itya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ityā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> itya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • hāsya -
  • hāsya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    hāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    has -> hāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √has]
    has -> hāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
    has -> hāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √has class 1 verb]
  • saṃlāpa -
  • saṃlāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gocarām -
  • gocarā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “upāsikāśca varjeta prākaṭā avasthitāḥ
  • upāsikāś -
  • upāsikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varje -
  • varja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    varja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    varjā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • prāk -
  • prāk (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṭā* -
  • aṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • avasthitāḥ -
  • avasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    avasthitā (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 13.5

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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