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).

अलं हि धर्मेणिह भाषितेन सूक्ष्मं इदं ज्ञानमतर्किकं च ।
अभिमानप्राप्ता बहु सन्ति बाला निर्दिष्टधर्मस्मि क्षिपे अजानकाः ॥ ३४ ॥

alaṃ hi dharmeṇiha bhāṣitena sūkṣmaṃ idaṃ jñānamatarkikaṃ ca |
abhimānaprāptā bahu santi bālā nirdiṣṭadharmasmi kṣipe ajānakāḥ || 34 ||

Speak no more of it that I sould declare this law! This knowledge is too subtle, inscrutable, and there are too many unwise men who in their conceit and foolishness would scoff at the law revealed.

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

Alam, Ala, Bhashita, Sukshmam, Sukshma, Idam, Jnana, Tarkin, Kah, Abhimana, Prapta, Bahu, Sat, Santi, Kship, Kshipa, Aja, Aka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.34). 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: “alaṃ hi dharmeṇiha bhāṣitena sūkṣmaṃ idaṃ jñānamatarkikaṃ ca
  • alam -
  • alam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • Cannot analyse dharmeṇiha*bh
  • bhāṣitena -
  • bhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • sūkṣmam -
  • sūkṣmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarki -
  • tarkin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tarkin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “abhimānaprāptā bahu santi bālā nirdiṣṭadharmasmi kṣipe ajānakāḥ
  • abhimāna -
  • abhimāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāptā* -
  • prāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prāptā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • santi -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • bālā* -
  • Cannot analyse nirdiṣṭadharmasmi*kṣ
  • kṣipe -
  • kṣip (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    kṣipa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣipa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣipā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣip (verb class 6)
    [present middle first single]
  • ajān -
  • aja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • akā -
  • aka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ak (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.34

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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