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).

मात्सर्य मह्यं न कहिंचि विद्यते ईर्ष्या न मे नापि च छन्दरागः ।
उच्छिन्न पापा मम सर्वधर्मास्तेनास्मि बुद्धो जगतो ऽनुबोधात् ॥ ५८ ॥

mātsarya mahyaṃ na kahiṃci vidyate īrṣyā na me nāpi ca chandarāgaḥ |
ucchinna pāpā mama sarvadharmāstenāsmi buddho jagato 'nubodhāt || 58 ||

There is no envy whatever in me; no jealousy, no desire, nor passion. Therefore I am the Buddha, because the world follows my teaching'.

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

Matsarya, Mahya, Asmad, Irshya, Nri, Api, Chanda, Raga, Ucchinna, Papa, Sarvadharman, Asta, Astena, Buddha, Jagat, Anubodha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.58). 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: “mātsarya mahyaṃ na kahiṃci vidyate īrṣyā na me nāpi ca chandarāgaḥ
  • mātsarya -
  • mātsarya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahyam -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mahyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse kahiñci*vi
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • īrṣyā* -
  • īrṣya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    īrṣyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    īrṣ -> īrṣya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √īrṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
    īrṣ -> īrṣyā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √īrṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √īrṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √īrṣ class 1 verb]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • chanda -
  • chanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chanda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chand (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rāgaḥ -
  • rāga (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “ucchinna pāpā mama sarvadharmāstenāsmi buddho jagato 'nubodhāt
  • ucchinna -
  • ucchinna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ucchinna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāpā* -
  • pāpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sarvadharmā -
  • sarvadharman (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • astenā -
  • astena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    asta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • buddho* -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jagato' -
  • jagat (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jagat (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • anubodhāt -
  • anubodha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.58

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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