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).

यावानवीचि हेष्ठेन भवाग्रं चोपरिष्टतः ।
सर्वं स पश्यते धीरो मांसचक्षुस्य ईदृशम् ॥ ५ ॥

yāvānavīci heṣṭhena bhavāgraṃ copariṣṭataḥ |
sarvaṃ sa paśyate dhīro māṃsacakṣusya īdṛśam || 5 ||

He, the hero, sees all, downward to the Aviki and upward to the extremity of existence. Such is his carnal eye.

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

Yava, Yavat, Avici, Shtha, Ina, Bhavagra, Rishta, Tas, Sarvam, Sarva, Pashyat, Pashyata, Dhira, Mamsa, Cakshu, Sya, Idrish, Idrisha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.5). 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: “yāvānavīci heṣṭhena bhavāgraṃ copariṣṭataḥ
  • yāvān -
  • yāva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    yāvat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • avīci -
  • avīci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avīci (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avīci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avīcī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    avīcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    avīcī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • ṣṭhe -
  • ṣṭhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ina -
  • ina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavāgram -
  • bhavāgra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • copa -
  • cup (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • riṣṭa -
  • riṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    riṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    riṣ -> riṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √riṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]
    riṣ -> riṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √riṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √riṣ class 4 verb]
    riś -> riṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √riś class 6 verb]
    riś -> riṣṭa (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √riś class 6 verb]
  • taḥ -
  • tas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sarvaṃ sa paśyate dhīro māṃsacakṣusya īdṛśam
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • paśyate -
  • paśyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    paśyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    paśyata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    paśyata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paśyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paś (verb class 10)
    [present passive third single]
  • dhīro* -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • māṃsa -
  • māṃsa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    māṃsa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cakṣu -
  • cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cakṣū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    cakṣū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cakṣū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • sya* -
  • sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • īdṛśam -
  • īdṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    īdṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    īdṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    īdṛś (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    īdṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.5

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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