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).

अहं पि एवं समुदाचरिष्ये यथा वदन्ती विदु लोकनायकाः ।
अहं पि संक्षोभि इमस्मि दारुणे उत्पन्न सत्त्वान कषायमध्ये ॥ १२४ ॥

ahaṃ pi evaṃ samudācariṣye yathā vadantī vidu lokanāyakāḥ |
ahaṃ pi saṃkṣobhi imasmi dāruṇe utpanna sattvāna kaṣāyamadhye || 124 ||

“I, too, will act according to the indications of the wise leaders of the world; having myself been born in the midst of the degradation of creatures, I have known agitation in this dreadful world”.

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

Aha, Asmad, Evam, Eva, Samud, Samuda, Yatha, Vadat, Vadanti, Vidu, Lokanayaka, Sankshobhin, Daruna, Daru, Utpanna, Sattva, Kashaya, Adhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.124). 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: “ahaṃ pi evaṃ samudācariṣye yathā vadantī vidu lokanāyakāḥ
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*ev
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • samudā -
  • samud (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    samud (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    samudā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • acariṣye -
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vadantī -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vad class 1 verb]
  • vidu -
  • vidu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vidu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vidu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • lokanāyakāḥ -
  • lokanāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ahaṃ pi saṃkṣobhi imasmi dāruṇe utpanna sattvāna kaṣāyamadhye
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*sa
  • saṅkṣobhi -
  • saṅkṣobhin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    saṅkṣobhin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • dāruṇe -
  • dāruṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dāruṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    dāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • utpanna -
  • utpanna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    utpanna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kaṣāyam -
  • kaṣāya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kaṣāya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kaṣāyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • adhye -
  • adhī (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.124

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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