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).

सर्वेष सत्त्वान शृणोति शब्दान् नं चापि क्षेत्रं उपरुध्यते ऽस्य ।
पट्विन्द्रियो जानति स्थानस्थानं श्रोत्रेन्द्रियं प्राकृतकं हि तावत् ॥ २० ॥

sarveṣa sattvāna śṛṇoti śabdān naṃ cāpi kṣetraṃ uparudhyate 'sya |
paṭvindriyo jānati sthānasthānaṃ śrotrendriyaṃ prākṛtakaṃ hi tāvat || 20 ||

(In short), he perceives the voices of all beings, his ear being open. Being in the possession of his six senses, he will discern the different sources (of sound), and that while his organ of hearing is the natural one;

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

Saru, Sarva, Esha, Sattva, Shabda, Capin, Capi, Kshetra, Uparudhya, Tad, Yushmad, Idam, Patu, Indriya, Janat, Janati, Sthanasthana, Shrotrendriya, Prakrita, Kah, Tavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.20). 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: “sarveṣa sattvāna śṛṇoti śabdān naṃ cāpi kṣetraṃ uparudhyate 'sya
  • sarve -
  • saru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    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]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śṛṇoti -
  • śru (verb class 5)
    [present active third single]
  • śabdān -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Cannot analyse nam*cā
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • uparudhya -
  • uparudhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • te' -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • asya -
  • as -> asya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √as]
    a (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    as (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “paṭvindriyo jānati sthānasthānaṃ śrotrendriyaṃ prākṛtakaṃ hi tāvat
  • paṭvi -
  • paṭu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    paṭu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    paṭū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • indriyo* -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jānati -
  • jānat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    jānat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
    jñā -> jānatī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
  • sthānasthānam -
  • sthānasthāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • śrotrendriyam -
  • śrotrendriya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prākṛta -
  • prākṛta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prākṛta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • tāvat -
  • tāvat (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tāvat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tāvat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    tāvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.20

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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