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).

ये दुःखलब्धा मम ते तपस्विनः पुत्रा प्रिया ओरस विंश बालाः ।
ते दारूणे दुर्गगृहे अभूवन् बहूजन्तूपूर्णे च सुभैरवे च ॥ ७५ ॥

ye duḥkhalabdhā mama te tapasvinaḥ putrā priyā orasa viṃśa bālāḥ |
te dārūṇe durgagṛhe abhūvan bahūjantūpūrṇe ca subhairave ca || 75 ||

These poor sons of mine, whom I have recovered with difficulty, my own dear twenty young children, were in a dreadful, wretched, horrible house, full of many animals.

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

Yah, Yat, Duhkha, Labdha, Asmad, Tad, Yushmad, Tapasvin, Tapasvi, Putra, Pri, Priya, Rasa, Vimsha, Bala, Daru, Uni, Durga, Grih, Griha, Bahu, Jantu, Purna, Purni, Subhairava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.75). 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: “ye duḥkhalabdhā mama te tapasvinaḥ putrā priyā orasa viṃśa bālāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • labdhā* -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    labdhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √labh class 1 verb]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • 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]
  • tapasvinaḥ -
  • tapasvin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapasvin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    tapasvī (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • putrā -
  • putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • priyā* -
  • prī (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    prī (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    priya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    priyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • or -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • rasa -
  • rasa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ras (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • viṃśa -
  • viṃśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viṃśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bālāḥ -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bālā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “te dārūṇe durgagṛhe abhūvan bahūjantūpūrṇe ca subhairave ca
  • 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]
  • dārū -
  • dāru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dāru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ūṇe -
  • ūṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • durga -
  • durga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    durga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gṛhe -
  • gṛh (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    gṛh (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    gṛhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • abhūvan -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [aorist active third plural]
  • bahū -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jantū -
  • jantu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • pūrṇe -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    pūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūrṇi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [locative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
    pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative single from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative dual from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • subhairave -
  • subhairava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    subhairava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.75

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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