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).

न ता संमोदयेज्जातु कौशल्यं हास पृच्छितुम् ।
संस्तवं तेहि वर्जेत सौकरौरभ्रिकैः सह ॥ ९ ॥

na tā saṃmodayejjātu kauśalyaṃ hāsa pṛcchitum |
saṃstavaṃ tehi varjeta saukaraurabhrikaiḥ saha || 9 ||

He must never address them to ask after their health. He must also avoid intercourse with vendors of pork and mutton.

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

Tan, Kaushalya, Hasa, Chid, Samstava, Tad, Yushmad, Varja, Ita, Saukara, Aurabhrika, Saha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.9). 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: “na saṃmodayejjātu kauśalyaṃ hāsa pṛcchitum
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse saṃmodayejjātu*ka
  • kauśalyam -
  • kauśalya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kauśalya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kauśalyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hāsa -
  • hāsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pṛc -
  • pṛt (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • chit -
  • chid (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    chid (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “saṃstavaṃ tehi varjeta saukaraurabhrikaiḥ saha
  • saṃstavam -
  • saṃstava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second 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]
  • saukarau -
  • saukara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saukara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aurabhrikaiḥ -
  • aurabhrika (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aurabhrika (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • saha -
  • saha (indeclinable postposition)
    [indeclinable postposition]
    saha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sah (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.9

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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