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).

ते यान एतादृशका निशाम्य आरब्धवीर्यास्त्वरिता हि भूत्वा ।
निर्धावितास्तत्क्षणमेव सर्वे आकाशि तिष्ठन्ति दुखेन मुक्ताः ॥ ७३ ॥

te yāna etādṛśakā niśāmya ārabdhavīryāstvaritā hi bhūtvā |
nirdhāvitāstatkṣaṇameva sarve ākāśi tiṣṭhanti dukhena muktāḥ || 73 ||

All the boys, on hearing of such carts, exert themselves, immediately rush out hastily, and reach, free from harm, the open air.

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

Tad, Yushmad, Yana, Etadrisha, Nish, Nisha, Yah, Arabdha, Virya, Tvarita, Nih, Dhavita, Tatkshana, Eva, Sarva, Ashin, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Kha, Mukta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.73). 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: “te yāna etādṛśakā niśāmya ārabdhavīryāstvaritā hi bhūtvā
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • yāna* -
  • yāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • etādṛśa -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kā* -
  • kās (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • niśām -
  • niś (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
    niśā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ya* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ārabdha -
  • ārabdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ārabdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vīryās -
  • vīryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīryā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √vīr class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • tvaritā* -
  • tvarita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    tvaritā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tvar -> tvarita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tvar], [vocative plural from √tvar]
    tvar -> tvaritā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √tvar class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √tvar], [vocative plural from √tvar], [accusative plural from √tvar]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bhūtvā -
  • bhū -> bhūtvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √bhū]
  • Line 2: “nirdhāvitāstatkṣaṇameva sarve ākāśi tiṣṭhanti dukhena muktāḥ
  • nir -
  • niḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    niḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • dhāvitās -
  • dhāvita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhāvitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatkṣaṇam -
  • tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ākā -
  • ak (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aśi -
  • aśin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    aśin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tiṣṭhanti -
  • tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • du -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • khena -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • muktāḥ -
  • mukta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    muktā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 6 verb]
    muc -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muc -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muc class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muc class 1 verb]
    muj -> mukta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb]
    muj -> muktā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √muj class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √muj class 1 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.73

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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