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).

एवं च मे क्षेत्रमिदं सदा स्थितं अन्ये च कल्पेन्तिमु दह्यमानम् ।
सुभैरवं पश्यिषु लोकधातुं उपद्रुतं शोकशताभिकीर्णम् ॥ १४ ॥

evaṃ ca me kṣetramidaṃ sadā sthitaṃ anye ca kalpentimu dahyamānam |
subhairavaṃ paśyiṣu lokadhātuṃ upadrutaṃ śokaśatābhikīrṇam || 14 ||

So is my field here, everlasti.ngly; but others fancy that it is burning; in their view this world is most terrific, wretched, replete with number of woes.

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

Evam, Eva, Asmad, Kshetra, Idam, Sada, Sad, Sthita, Anya, Dah, Amana, Subhairava, Lokadhatu, Upadruta, Shoka, Shata, Abhi, Kirna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 15.14). 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: “evaṃ ca me kṣetramidaṃ sadā sthitaṃ anye ca kalpentimu dahyamānam
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sadā -
  • sadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sthitam -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sthita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse kalpentimu*da
  • dahya -
  • dah -> dahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dah]
    dah (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    dah (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • amānam -
  • amāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mān (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • Line 2: “subhairavaṃ paśyiṣu lokadhātuṃ upadrutaṃ śokaśatābhikīrṇam
  • subhairavam -
  • subhairava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    subhairava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse paśyiṣu*lo
  • lokadhātum -
  • lokadhātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    lokadhātu (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • upadrutam -
  • upadruta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upadruta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    upadrutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • śoka -
  • śoka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śoka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śuk (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • śatā -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • kīrṇam -
  • kīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    kīrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    kīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]
    kṝ -> kīrṇa (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṝ class 9 verb], [accusative single from √kṝ class 9 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 15.14

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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