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).

ये लोकधातौ हि इहास्ति सत्त्वा मनुष्य देवासुर गुह्यका वा ।
नरकेषु प्रेतेषु तिरश्चयोनिषु प्रतिबिम्बु संदृश्यति तत्र काये ॥ ६३ ॥

ye lokadhātau hi ihāsti sattvā manuṣya devāsura guhyakā vā |
narakeṣu preteṣu tiraścayoniṣu pratibimbu saṃdṛśyati tatra kāye || 63 ||

Indeed, all beings who are in this world, men, gods, demons, goblins, the inhabitants of hell, the spirits, and the brute creation are seen reflected on that body.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (18.63). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Lokadhatu, Iha, Asti, Sattva, Manushya, Devasura, Guhyaka, Naraka, Preta, Tirashca, Yonin, Prati, Sandrish, Sandrishya, Ati, Tatra, Kaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.63). 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: “ye lokadhātau hi ihāsti sattvā manuṣya devāsura guhyakā
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lokadhātau -
  • lokadhātu (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lokadhātu (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • asti -
  • asti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    astī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    astī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • sattvā* -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • manuṣya -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • devāsura -
  • devāsura (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    devāsura (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • guhyakā* -
  • guhyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    guhyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “narakeṣu preteṣu tiraścayoniṣu pratibimbu saṃdṛśyati tatra kāye
  • narakeṣu -
  • naraka (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    naraka (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • preteṣu -
  • preta (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    preta (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • tiraśca -
  • tiraśca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yoniṣu -
  • yonin (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    yonin (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bimbu -
  • bimbu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sandṛśya -
  • sandṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sandṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sandṛś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • 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]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.63

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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