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).

त्र्यध्वज्ञानमनन्तं च षट् च पारमिताः शुभाः ।
शून्यतामनिमित्तं च प्रणिधानविवर्जितम् ॥ ७५ ॥

tryadhvajñānamanantaṃ ca ṣaṭ ca pāramitāḥ śubhāḥ |
śūnyatāmanimittaṃ ca praṇidhānavivarjitam || 75 ||

The boundless knowledge of the three paths (of time), the six utmost perfections (Paramitas), voidness, the absence of purpose (or object), the absence of finiteness;

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

Tryadhva, Tryadhvan, Jnana, Ananta, Shat, Shash, Paramita, Shubha, Shunyata, Animitta, Pranidhana, Vivarjita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.75). 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: “tryadhvajñānamanantaṃ ca ṣaṭ ca pāramitāḥ śubhāḥ
  • tryadhva -
  • tryadhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tryadhva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tryadhvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tryadhvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anantam -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ṣaṭ -
  • ṣaṭ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pāramitāḥ -
  • pāramita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pāramitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • śubhāḥ -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śubhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śūnyatāmanimittaṃ ca praṇidhānavivarjitam
  • śūnyatām -
  • śūnyatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • animittam -
  • animitta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    animitta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    animittā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • praṇidhāna -
  • praṇidhāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vivarjitam -
  • vivarjita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vivarjita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vivarjitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.75

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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