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).

स च बाह्यतः स्यात्पुरुषो गृहस्य निवेशनं तच्च भवेत्प्रदीप्तम् ।
सहसा समन्तेन चतुर्दिशं च ज्वालासहस्रैः परिदीप्यमानम् ॥ ५६ ॥

sa ca bāhyataḥ syātpuruṣo gṛhasya niveśanaṃ tacca bhavetpradīptam |
sahasā samantena caturdiśaṃ ca jvālāsahasraiḥ paridīpyamānam || 56 ||

And that while he is out of doors the house is reached by a conflagration, so that on a sudden it is wrapt in a blazing mass of fire on every side.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Bahyatah, Syat, Sya, Purusha, Niveshana, Tat, Tad, Pradipta, Sahasa, Sahas, Samantena, Samanta, Caturdisham, Jvala, Sahasra, Pari, Dipyamana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.56). 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: “sa ca bāhyataḥ syātpuruṣo gṛhasya niveśanaṃ tacca bhavetpradīptam
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhyataḥ -
  • bāhyataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • syāt -
  • syāt (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    syāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [optative active third single]
  • puruṣo* -
  • puruṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • gṛha -
  • gṛha (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • sya -
  • sya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • niveśanam -
  • niveśana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niveśana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • tac -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavet -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • pradīptam -
  • pradīpta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pradīpta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pradīptā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “sahasā samantena caturdiśaṃ ca jvālāsahasraiḥ paridīpyamānam
  • sahasā -
  • sahasā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sahas (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahas (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • samantena -
  • samantena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    samanta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • caturdiśam -
  • caturdiśam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jvālā -
  • jvālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasraiḥ -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dīpyamānam -
  • dīp -> dīpyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpyamānā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dīp]
    dīpyamānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dīp -> dīpyamāna (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dīp]
    dīp -> dīpyamāna (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dīp], [accusative single from √dīp]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.56

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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