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).

अपश्यन्त इमं दोषं छिद्रशिक्षासमन्विताः ।
व्रणांश्च परिरक्षन्तः प्रक्रान्ता बालबुद्धयः ॥ ३९ ॥

apaśyanta imaṃ doṣaṃ chidraśikṣāsamanvitāḥ |
vraṇāṃśca parirakṣantaḥ prakrāntā bālabuddhayaḥ || 39 ||

Remarking this slight, went, defective in training and foolish as they were, away in order to beware of damage.

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

Apashyat, Idam, Dosha, Chidra, Shiksha, Samanvita, Vrana, Pari, Kshantri, Prakranta, Bala, Buddhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.39). 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: “apaśyanta imaṃ doṣaṃ chidraśikṣāsamanvitāḥ
  • apaśyanta* -
  • apaśyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • doṣam -
  • doṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    doṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • chidra -
  • chidra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chidra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śikṣā -
  • śikṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samanvitāḥ -
  • samanvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samanvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “vraṇāṃśca parirakṣantaḥ prakrāntā bālabuddhayaḥ
  • vraṇāṃś -
  • vraṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • parir -
  • pari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣantaḥ -
  • kṣantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prakrāntā* -
  • prakrānta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakrāntā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bāla -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • buddhayaḥ -
  • buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.39

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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