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).

सर्वे त्रिसाहस्रि इमस्मि क्षेत्रे ये सत्त्व कुर्वन्ति बहूं पि शब्दान् ।
अभ्यन्तरेणापि च बाहिरेण अवीचिपर्यन्त भवाग्रमूर्ध्वम् ॥ १९ ॥

sarve trisāhasri imasmi kṣetre ye sattva kurvanti bahūṃ pi śabdān |
abhyantareṇāpi ca bāhireṇa avīciparyanta bhavāgramūrdhvam || 19 ||

The numerous sounds produced by all beings in the triple world, in this field, within and without, (downward) to the Aviki and upward to the extremity of existence, are heard by him.

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

Sarva, Trisahasri, Kshetra, Yah, Yat, Sattva, Kurvat, Bahu, Shabda, Abhyantara, Api, Bahira, Avici, Paryanta, Bhavagra, Urdhvam, Urdhva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.19). 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: “sarve trisāhasri imasmi kṣetre ye sattva kurvanti bahūṃ pi śabdān
  • sarve -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • trisāhasri -
  • trisāhasrī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • kṣetre -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative 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]
  • sattva -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • bahū -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • um -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse pi*śa
  • śabdān -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “abhyantareṇāpi ca bāhireṇa avīciparyanta bhavāgramūrdhvam
  • abhyantareṇā -
  • abhyantara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    abhyantara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • api -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bāhireṇa -
  • bāhira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bāhira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • avīci -
  • avīci (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avīci (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    avīci (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    avīcī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    avīcī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    avīcī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • paryanta -
  • paryanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paryanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhavāgram -
  • bhavāgra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ūrdhvam -
  • ūrdhvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ūrdhva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ūrdhva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.19

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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