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).

सो तेष धर्मं वदतीह पश्चान्निर्वाणभूमिं च प्रकाशयेत ।
सर्वे भवाः फेनमरीचिकल्पा निर्विद्यथा सर्वभवेषु क्षिप्रम् ॥ ५ ॥

so teṣa dharmaṃ vadatīha paścānnirvāṇabhūmiṃ ca prakāśayeta |
sarve bhavāḥ phenamarīcikalpā nirvidyathā sarvabhaveṣu kṣipram || 5 ||

He teaches them the law here on earth and points to the state of Nirvana hereafter. “All existences” (he says) “are like a mirage; hasten to become disgusted with all existence”.

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

Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Isha, Ishan, Dharma, Vadat, Iha, Pashca, Vana, Bhumi, Prakasha, Ita, Sarva, Bhava, Pha, Phena, Marici, Maricin, Kalpa, Nirvidya, Nirvid, Atha, Saru, Abhava, Kshipram, Kshipra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 17.5). 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: “so teṣa dharmaṃ vadatīha paścānnirvāṇabhūmiṃ ca prakāśayeta
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • vadatī -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [locative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • paścānn -
  • paśca (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ir -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vāṇa -
  • vāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmim -
  • bhūmi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    bhūmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prakāśaye -
  • prakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “sarve bhavāḥ phenamarīcikalpā nirvidyathā sarvabhaveṣu kṣipram
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • bhavāḥ -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • phena -
  • phena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phena (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    pha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • marīci -
  • marīci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    marīcī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    marīcin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    marīcin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kalpā* -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirvidya -
  • nirvidya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirvidya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirvid (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • athā -
  • athā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarva -
  • saru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • abhaveṣu -
  • abhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • kṣipram -
  • kṣipram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṣipra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kṣipra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kṣiprā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 17.5

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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