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).

भेरुण्डका दारुणा तत्र सन्ति मनुष्यकुणपानि च भक्षयन्तः ।
तेषां च निर्याणु प्रतीक्षमाणाः श्वानाः शृगालाश्च वसन्त्यनेके ॥ ४५ ॥

bheruṇḍakā dāruṇā tatra santi manuṣyakuṇapāni ca bhakṣayantaḥ |
teṣāṃ ca niryāṇu pratīkṣamāṇāḥ śvānāḥ śṛgālāśca vasantyaneke || 45 ||

In it are horrible hyenas that are wont to devour human carcasses; many dogs and jackals greedily seeking the matter of corpses.

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

Bherunda, Daruna, Daru, Tatra, Sat, Santi, Manushya, Kunapa, Bhakshayat, Tad, Nirya, Anu, Pratiksham, Pratiksha, Shvana, Shrigala, Vasat, Vasanti, Aneka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.45). 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: “bheruṇḍakā dāruṇā tatra santi manuṣyakuṇapāni ca bhakṣayantaḥ
  • bheruṇḍa -
  • bheruṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bheruṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dāruṇā -
  • dāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dāru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • santi -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]
  • manuṣya -
  • manuṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manuṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuṇapāni -
  • kuṇapa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhakṣayantaḥ -
  • bhakṣ -> bhakṣayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √bhakṣ], [vocative plural from √bhakṣ]
  • Line 2: “teṣāṃ ca niryāṇu pratīkṣamāṇāḥ śvānāḥ śṛgālāśca vasantyaneke
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niryā -
  • niryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇu -
  • aṇu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    aṇu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aṇu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pratīkṣam -
  • pratīkṣam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pratīkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pratīkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pratīkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • śvānāḥ -
  • śvāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • śṛgālāś -
  • śṛgāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vasantya -
  • vas -> vasat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vas class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas -> vasantī (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √vas class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vas class 1 verb]
    vas (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • aneke -
  • aneka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    aneka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.45

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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