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).

विपरीतसंज्ञीहि इमे विकल्पिता असन्तसन्ता हि अभूतभूततः ।
अनुत्थिताश्चापि अजातधर्मा जाताथ भूता विपरीतकल्पिताः ॥ २० ॥

viparītasaṃjñīhi ime vikalpitā asantasantā hi abhūtabhūtataḥ |
anutthitāścāpi ajātadharmā jātātha bhūtā viparītakalpitāḥ || 20 ||

They have been divided into existing and non-existing, real and unreal, by those who had wrong notions; other laws also, of permanency, of being produced, of birth from something already produced, are wrongly assumed.

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

Viparita, Sanjnin, Sanjni, Iyam, Idam, Vikalpita, Asat, Santa, Abhutabhuta, Tas, Anutthita, Capin, Capi, Ajata, Dharma, Jata, Han, Bhuta, Kalpita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.20). 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: “viparītasaṃjñīhi ime vikalpitā asantasantā hi abhūtabhūtataḥ
  • viparīta -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñī -
  • sañjñin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    sañjñin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sañjñi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sañjñi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sañjñī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    sañjñī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    sañjñī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vikalpitā* -
  • vikalpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vikalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • asan -
  • asat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • santā* -
  • santa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sam -> santa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> santā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sam class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sam class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sam class 1 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • abhūtabhūta -
  • abhūtabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhūtabhūta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “anutthitāścāpi ajātadharmā jātātha bhūtā viparītakalpitāḥ
  • anutthitāś -
  • anutthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anutthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ajāta -
  • ajāta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ajāta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmā* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jātāt -
  • jāta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jāta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [ablative single from √jan class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 2 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 3 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 4 verb]
    jan -> jāta (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √jan class 1 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 2 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 3 verb], [ablative single from √jan class 4 verb]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhūtā* -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viparīta -
  • viparīta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viparīta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpitāḥ -
  • kalpita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kalpitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kḷp -> kalpita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kḷp], [vocative plural from √kḷp]
    kḷp -> kalpitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √kḷp], [vocative plural from √kḷp], [accusative plural from √kḷp]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.20

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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