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).

यदापि चैको विहरन् स्वाध्यायन्तो भविष्यति ।
नरैर्विरहिते देशे अटव्यां पर्वतेषु वा ॥ ३० ॥

yadāpi caiko viharan svādhyāyanto bhaviṣyati |
narairvirahite deśe aṭavyāṃ parvateṣu vā || 30 ||

And when he shall stay alone, engaged in study, in a lonely place, in the forest or the hills,

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

Yada, Yad, Api, Aika, Viharat, Svadhi, Ayantri, Ayat, Bhavishyat, Nara, Virahita, Desha, Atavi, Parvata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.30). 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: “yadāpi caiko viharan svādhyāyanto bhaviṣyati
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiko* -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • viharan -
  • viharat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • svādhyā -
  • svādhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
    svādhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    svādhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
  • āyanto* -
  • āyantṛ (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    āyat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “narairvirahite deśe aṭavyāṃ parvateṣu
  • narair -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • virahite -
  • virahita (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    virahita (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    virahitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • aṭavyām -
  • aṭavi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    aṭavī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • parvateṣu -
  • parvata (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    parvata (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.30

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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