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 3.33

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धर्मचक्रं प्रवर्तेसि लोके अप्रतिपुद्गल ।
वाराणस्यां महावीर स्कन्धानामुदयं व्ययम् ॥ ३३ ॥

dharmacakraṃ pravartesi loke apratipudgala |
vārāṇasyāṃ mahāvīra skandhānāmudayaṃ vyayam || 33 ||

The wheel of the law was put in motion by thee, O thou that art unrivalled in the world, at Benares, O great hero! (that wheel which is the rotation of) the rise and decay of all aggregates.
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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 (3.33). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Dharmacakra, Pravarta, Pravarti, Loka, Aprati, Pudgala, Varanasi, Mahavira, Skandha, Udaya, Vyaya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.33). 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: “dharmacakraṃ pravartesi loke apratipudgala ”
dharmacakram -
dharmacakra (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

dharmacakra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
pravarte -
pravarta (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pravarti (noun, masculine)

[vocative single]

pravarti (noun, feminine)

[vocative single]
si -
si (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
loke -
loka (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

√lok (verb class 1)

[present middle first single]
aprati -
aprati (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]

aprati (noun, neuter)

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

aprati (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]
pudgala -
pudgala (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

pudgala (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
Line 2: “vārāṇasyāṃ mahāvīra skandhānāmudayaṃ vyayam ”
vārāṇasyām -
vārāṇasī (noun, feminine)

[locative single]
mahāvīra -
mahāvīra (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]
skandhānām -
skandha (noun, masculine)

[genitive plural]

skandhā (noun, feminine)

[genitive plural]
udayam -
udaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
vyayam -
vyaya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

vyaya (noun, neuter)

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

vyayā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.33

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