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).

कलहे च विवादविग्रहे नरसंग्रामगते महाभये ।
स्मरतो अवलोकितेश्वरं प्रशमेया अरिसंघ पापका ॥ २३ ॥

kalahe ca vivādavigrahe narasaṃgrāmagate mahābhaye |
smarato avalokiteśvaraṃ praśameyā arisaṃgha pāpakā || 23 ||

In quarrel, dispute, war, battle, in any great danger one has to think of Avalokitesvara, who shall quell the wicked troop of foes.

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

Kalaha, Vivada, Vigraha, Nara, Sangrama, Gat, Gata, Gati, Mahabhaya, Avalokiteshvara, Prashama, Ari, Arin, Sangha, Papa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 24.23). 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: “kalahe ca vivādavigrahe narasaṃgrāmagate mahābhaye
  • kalahe -
  • kalaha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivāda -
  • vivāda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vigrahe -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vigraha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vigrahā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nara -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgrāma -
  • saṅgrāma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgrāma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gate -
  • gat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    gata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    gati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • mahābhaye -
  • mahābhaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    mahābhaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    mahābhayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “smarato avalokiteśvaraṃ praśameyā arisaṃgha pāpakā
  • smarato -
  • avalokiteśvaram -
  • avalokiteśvara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • praśame -
  • praśama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • īyā -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative middle first single]
  • ari -
  • ari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    arin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • saṅgha -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpa -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 24.23

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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