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).

यथाटवी उग्र भवेय दारुणा शून्या निरालम्ब निराश्रया च ।
बहुश्वापदा चैव अपानिया च बालान सा भीषणिका भवेत ॥ ९२ ॥

yathāṭavī ugra bhaveya dāruṇā śūnyā nirālamba nirāśrayā ca |
bahuśvāpadā caiva apāniyā ca bālāna sā bhīṣaṇikā bhaveta || 92 ||

It is as if there were a forest dreadful, terrific, barren, without a place of refuge or shelter, replete with wild beasts, deprived of water, frightful for persons of no experience.

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

Yatha, Atavi, Ugra, Bhava, Bhu, Daruna, Daru, Shunya, Niralamba, Nirashraya, Bahu, Shvapad, Shvapada, Apani, Bala, Bhishanika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.92). 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: “yathāṭavī ugra bhaveya dāruṇā śūnyā nirālamba nirāśrayā ca
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aṭavī -
  • aṭavī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    aṭavi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ugra -
  • ugra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ugra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dāruṇā -
  • dāruṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    dāru (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dāru (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • śūnyā* -
  • śūnya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śūnyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • nirālamba -
  • nirālamba (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirālamba (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirāśrayā -
  • nirāśrayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “bahuśvāpadā caiva apāniyā ca bālāna bhīṣaṇikā bhaveta
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • śvāpadā -
  • śvāpad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    śvāpadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • apāni -
  • apānī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    apānī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    apānī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bālān -
  • bāla (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sā* -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [accusative plural]
  • bhīṣaṇikā* -
  • bhīṣaṇikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaveta -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [optative active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.92

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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