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).

यदा च धर्मं देशेया मातृग्रामस्य पण्डितः ।
न चैकः प्रविशेत्तत्र नापि हास्यस्थितो भवेत् ॥ १३ ॥

yadā ca dharmaṃ deśeyā mātṛgrāmasya paṇḍitaḥ |
na caikaḥ praviśettatra nāpi hāsyasthito bhavet || 13 ||

And when the sage has to preach for a woman, he should not enter into an apartment with her alone, nor stay to banter.

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

Yada, Yad, Dharma, Desha, Matrigrama, Pandita, Aika, Pra, Tatra, Nri, Api, Hasin, Hasya, Asthita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.13). 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: “yadā ca dharmaṃ deśeyā mātṛgrāmasya paṇḍitaḥ
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iyā* -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    i (verb class 2)
    [optative active second single]
  • mātṛgrāmasya -
  • mātṛgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • paṇḍitaḥ -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [nominative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “na caikaḥ praviśettatra nāpi hāsyasthito bhavet
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikaḥ -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • viśet -
  • viś (verb class 6)
    [optative active third single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    api (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • hāsya -
  • hāsin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    hāsin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    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]
    (verb class 1)
    [present active second single]
  • asthito* -
  • asthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.13

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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