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).

तिर्याण योनीषु रुतानि यानि अन्योन्यसंभाषणतां करोन्ति ।
इह स्थितस्तानपि सो शृणोति विविधानि शब्दानि बहूविधानि ॥ १४ ॥

tiryāṇa yonīṣu rutāni yāni anyonyasaṃbhāṣaṇatāṃ karonti |
iha sthitastānapi so śṛṇoti vividhāni śabdāni bahūvidhāni || 14 ||

From where he is stationed here on the earth he also hears the different and multifarious sounds through which the inhabitants of the realm of brutes are conversing with each other.

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

Tirya, Yoni, Ruta, Yani, Yat, Anyonya, Sambhashana, Iha, Sthita, Api, Vividha, Shabda, Ani, Bahu, Vidha, Vidhani,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.14). 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: “tiryāṇa yonīṣu rutāni yāni anyonyasaṃbhāṣaṇatāṃ karonti
  • tiryā -
  • tirya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tirya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tiryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yonīṣu -
  • yonī (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • rutāni -
  • ruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ru -> ruta (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ru class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ru class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √ru class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √ru class 2 verb]
  • yāni -
  • yānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • anyonya -
  • anyonya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    anyonya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sambhāṣaṇa -
  • sambhāṣaṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse karonti
  • Line 2: “iha sthitastānapi so śṛṇoti vividhāni śabdāni bahūvidhāni
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sthitas -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • tān -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • śṛṇoti -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • vividhāni -
  • vividha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śabdā -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • bahū -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidhāni -
  • vidhānī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
    vidh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.14

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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