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).

Verse 25.3

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विमलदत्ता राजभार्या आह ।
उत्सृजामि युवामद्य गच्छथा साधु दारकौ ।
वयं पि प्रव्रजिष्यामो दुर्लभो हि तथागतः ॥ ३ ॥

vimaladattā rājabhāryā āha |
utsṛjāmi yuvāmadya gacchathā sādhu dārakau |
vayaṃ pi pravrajiṣyāmo durlabho hi tathāgataḥ || 3 ||

Vimaladatta said: Now I grant you leave; go, my children, I give my consent. I myself will likewise renounce the world, for rare to be met with (or precious) is a Tathagata.
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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 (25.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vimaladatta, Rajabharya, Ahan, Sadhu, Daraka, Vaya, Asmad, Pra, Durlabha, Tathagata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 25.3). 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: “vimaladattā rājabhāryā āha ”
vimaladattā* -
vimaladatta (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vimaladattā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
rājabhāryā* -
rājabhāryā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
āha -
āhan (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

√ah (verb class 5)

[perfect active third single]
Line 2: “utsṛjāmi yuvāmadya gacchathā sādhu dārakau ”
Cannot analyse utsṛjāmi*yu
yuvāma -
√yu (verb class 6)

[imperative active first plural]
dya -
√dā (verb class 4)

[imperative active second single]
gacchathā -
sādhu -
sādhu (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sādhu (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

sādhu (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

sādhu (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
dārakau -
dāraka (noun, masculine)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Line 3: “vayaṃ pi pravrajiṣyāmo durlabho hi tathāgataḥ ”
vayam -
vaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

asmad (pronoun, none)

[nominative dual]
Cannot analyse pi*pr
pra -
pra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

pra (Preverb)

[Preverb]
vrajiṣyāmo* -
√vraj (verb class 1)

[future active first plural]
durlabho* -
durlabha (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
hi -
hi (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]
tathāgataḥ -
tathāgata (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 25.3

The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)

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The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)

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Last Updated: 02 May, 2019