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 तस्य शस्त्रं न विषं कदाचित् काये क्रमे नापि च दण्डलोष्टम् ।
संमीलितं तस्य मुखं भवेय यो तस्य आक्रोशमपी वदेया ॥ ५८ ॥

na tasya śastraṃ na viṣaṃ kadācit kāye krame nāpi ca daṇḍaloṣṭam |
saṃmīlitaṃ tasya mukhaṃ bhaveya yo tasya ākrośamapī vadeyā || 58 ||

His body can never be hurt by weapons, poison, sticks, or clods, and the mouth of the man who utters a word of abuse against him shall be closed.

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

Tad, Shastra, Vish, Visha, Kadacit, Kaya, Krama, Nri, Api, Danda, Loshta, Milita, Mukha, Bhava, Bhu, Akrosha, Vada, Vadi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.58). 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 tasya śastraṃ na viṣaṃ kadācit kāye krame nāpi ca daṇḍaloṣṭam
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śastram -
  • śastra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śastra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viṣam -
  • viṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    viṣ (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    viṣ (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • kadācit -
  • kadācit (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • kāye -
  • kāya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kāya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kāyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • krame -
  • krama (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kram (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • -
  • 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]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • daṇḍa -
  • daṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • loṣṭam -
  • loṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    loṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    loṣṭan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “saṃmīlitaṃ tasya mukhaṃ bhaveya yo tasya ākrośamapī vadeyā
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mīlitam -
  • mīlita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mīlita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mīlitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mīl]
    mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mīl]
    mīl -> mīlitā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mīl]
    mīl -> mīlita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mīl]
    mīl -> mīlita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [accusative single from √mīl class 1 verb], [nominative single from √mīl], [accusative single from √mīl]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • yo -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ākrośam -
  • ākrośa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • apī -
  • ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vade -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vadi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vadi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • iyā -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.58

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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