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).

मध्यापि च ओषधियो विवर्धयी अर्हन्त ये ते स्थित आस्रवक्षये ।
प्रत्येकबुद्धा वनषण्डचारिणो निष्पादयी धर्ममिमं सुभाषितम् ॥ ३९ ॥

madhyāpi ca oṣadhiyo vivardhayī arhanta ye te sthita āsravakṣaye |
pratyekabuddhā vanaṣaṇḍacāriṇo niṣpādayī dharmamimaṃ subhāṣitam || 39 ||

The plants that in their growth remain middle-sized, are Arhats (saints) stopping when they have overcome frailties, (and) the Pratyekabuddhas who, living in woody thickets, accomplish this well-spoken law.

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

Madhya, Api, Oshadhi, Arhanta, Yah, Yat, Tad, Yushmad, Sthita, Asravakshaya, Pratyekabuddha, Vanashanda, Carin, Nishpad, Ayin, Dharma, Idam, Subhashita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.39). 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: “madhyāpi ca oṣadhiyo vivardhayī arhanta ye te sthita āsravakṣaye
  • madhyā -
  • madhyā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • oṣadhi -
  • oṣadhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    oṣadhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • yo* -
  • Cannot analyse vivardhayī*ar
  • arhanta -
  • arhanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arhanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • sthita* -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • āsravakṣaye -
  • āsravakṣaya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    āsravakṣaya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “pratyekabuddhā vanaṣaṇḍacāriṇo niṣpādayī dharmamimaṃ subhāṣitam
  • pratyekabuddhā* -
  • pratyekabuddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • vanaṣaṇḍa -
  • vanaṣaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vanaṣaṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cāriṇo* -
  • cārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    cārin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
  • niṣpād -
  • niṣpad (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    niṣpad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    niṣpad (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ayī -
  • ayin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • subhāṣitam -
  • subhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    subhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.39

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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