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).

असङ्गचारी पवनेव सन्ति आकाशधातौ सततं अनिश्रिताः ।
जानेन्ति वीर्यं सुगतस्य पुत्राः पर्येषमाणा इम बुद्धभूमिम् ॥ ५२ ॥

asaṅgacārī pavaneva santi ākāśadhātau satataṃ aniśritāḥ |
jānenti vīryaṃ sugatasya putrāḥ paryeṣamāṇā ima buddhabhūmim || 52 ||

Who in freedom live in the wood; who unattached in the element of ether constantly display their energy, who are the sons of Sugata striving after this Buddha-ground;

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

Asangacarin, Pavana, Iva, Sat, Santi, Akasha, Dhatu, Dhata, Satatam, Satata, Ani, Shrita, Virya, Sugata, Putra, Pari, Ishamana, Buddhabhumi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.52). 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: “asaṅgacārī pavaneva santi ākāśadhātau satataṃ aniśritāḥ
  • asaṅgacārī -
  • asaṅgacārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pavane -
  • pavana (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    pavana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pavanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • santi -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • ākāśa -
  • ākāśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ākāśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhātau -
  • dhātu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dhāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • satatam -
  • satatam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    satata (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    satata (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    satatā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • śritāḥ -
  • śrita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śri -> śrita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
    śri -> śritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śri class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śri class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “jānenti vīryaṃ sugatasya putrāḥ paryeṣamāṇā ima buddhabhūmim
  • Cannot analyse jānenti*vī
  • vīryam -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • sugatasya -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • putrāḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • parye -
  • pari (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single], [dative single]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • īṣamāṇā* -
  • īṣ -> īṣamāṇa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √īṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √īṣ class 1 verb]
    īṣ -> īṣamāṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √īṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √īṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √īṣ class 1 verb]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhabhūmim -
  • buddhabhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 14.52

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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