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).

गोपानसी विगलित तत्र सर्वा कुडयाश्च भित्तीश्च तथैव स्रस्ताः ।
गृध्राण कोट्यो निवसन्ति तत्र पारावतोलूक तथान्यपक्षिणः ॥ ४२ ॥

gopānasī vigalita tatra sarvā kuḍayāśca bhittīśca tathaiva srastāḥ |
gṛdhrāṇa koṭyo nivasanti tatra pārāvatolūka tathānyapakṣiṇaḥ || 42 ||

Its roof-rafters are wholly ruined; the walls and partitions crumbling away; kotis of vultures nestle in it, as well as doves, owls, and other birds.

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

Gopanasi, Vigalita, Tatra, Saru, Sarva, Bhitti, Tatha, Srasta, Gridhrana, Koti, Kotya, Nivasanti, Paravata, Uluka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.42). 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: “gopānasī vigalita tatra sarvā kuḍayāśca bhittīśca tathaiva srastāḥ
  • gopānasī -
  • gopānasī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • vigalita -
  • vigalita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vigalita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • sarvā -
  • saru (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kuḍa -
  • kuḍ (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • yāś -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhittīś -
  • bhitti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • srastāḥ -
  • srasta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    srastā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sras -> srasta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sras class 1 verb]
    sras -> srastā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sras class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sras class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sras class 1 verb]
  • Line 2: “gṛdhrāṇa koṭyo nivasanti tatra pārāvatolūka tathānyapakṣiṇaḥ
  • gṛdhrāṇa -
  • gṛdhrāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛdhrāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭyo* -
  • koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    koṭya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
  • nivasanti -
  • nivasantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    nivasantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    nivasantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pārāvato -
  • pārāvata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pārāvata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ulūka -
  • ulūka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ulūka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathānya -
  • tatha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • apakṣi -
  • pac (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    pac (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • ṇaḥ -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.42

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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