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).

हीनेषु कामेषु जुगुप्सितेषु रता यदा भोन्तिमि अत्र सत्त्वाः ।
दुःखं तदा भाषति लोकनायको अनन्यथावादिरिहार्यसत्यम् ॥ १०० ॥

hīneṣu kāmeṣu jugupsiteṣu ratā yadā bhontimi atra sattvāḥ |
duḥkhaṃ tadā bhāṣati lokanāyako ananyathāvādirihāryasatyam || 100 ||

When the creatures in this world delight in low and contemptible pleasures, then the Chief of the world, who always speaks the truth, indicates pain as the (first) great truth.

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

Hina, Kama, Jugupsita, Rata, Yada, Yad, Bha, Bhu, Timi, Atra, Sattva, Duhkham, Duhkha, Tada, Ananyatha, Adi, Iha, Aryasatya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.100). 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: “hīneṣu kāmeṣu jugupsiteṣu ratā yadā bhontimi atra sattvāḥ
  • hīneṣu -
  • hīna (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    hīna (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    -> hīna (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ class 3 verb]
    -> hīna (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √ class 1 verb], [locative plural from √ class 3 verb]
  • kāmeṣu -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    kāma (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • jugupsiteṣu -
  • jugupsita (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jugupsita (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
    gup -> jugupsita (participle, masculine)
    [locative plural from √gup]
    gup -> jugupsita (participle, neuter)
    [locative plural from √gup]
  • ratā* -
  • rata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ratā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ram -> rata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
    ram -> ratā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ram class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ram class 1 verb]
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • bho -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ūn -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • timi -
  • timi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    timi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    timī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • atra -
  • atra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    atra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    atra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvāḥ -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “duḥkhaṃ tadā bhāṣati lokanāyako ananyathāvādirihāryasatyam
  • duḥkham -
  • duḥkham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    duḥkhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā* -
  • tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    tada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhā -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṣati -
  • aṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • lokanāyako -
  • ananyathāvā -
  • ananyatha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ādir -
  • ādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    ādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ihā -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āryasatyam -
  • āryasatya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.100

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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