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).

सदापि आकाशसमानसारकान् अनिञ्जितान् मन्यनवर्जितांश्च ।
स्थिता हि धर्मा इति नित्यकालं अयु गोचरो उच्यति पण्डितानाम् ॥ २२ ॥

sadāpi ākāśasamānasārakān aniñjitān manyanavarjitāṃśca |
sthitā hi dharmā iti nityakālaṃ ayu gocaro ucyati paṇḍitānām || 22 ||

Permanently equal to space, without essence, immovable, without substantiality. These, indeed, are the laws, all and for ever. This is called the proper sphere of the wise.

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

Sada, Sad, Api, Akashasama, Asara, Kah, Tat, Manya, Mani, Ana, Varjita, Sthita, Dharma, Iti, Nityakalam, Gocara, Ucyat, Pandita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.22). 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: “sadāpi ākāśasamānasārakān aniñjitān manyanavarjitāṃśca
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ākāśasamān -
  • ākāśasama (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • asāra -
  • asāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kān -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • aniñji -
  • nij (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
    niñj (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • tān -
  • tāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • manya -
  • manya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    man -> manya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √man]
    manī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    manī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    manī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ana -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varjitāṃś -
  • varjita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “sthitā hi dharmā iti nityakālaṃ ayu gocaro ucyati paṇḍitānām
  • sthitā* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharmā* -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iti -
  • iti (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    iti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • nityakālam -
  • nityakālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yu -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • gocaro -
  • gocara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gocara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gocarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ucyati -
  • uc -> ucyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc -> ucyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √uc class 4 verb]
    uc (verb class 4)
    [present active third single]
  • paṇḍitānām -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    paṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    paṇḍitā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍitā (participle, feminine)
    [genitive plural from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.22

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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