乃復 (nǎi fù) 　( “then; to one’s surprise” )

{not found at 《漢語大詞典》1.628.} ; {not found at 《大漢和辞典》1.340.} ;

cf. Ushijima 183, 228 {《佛典與中古漢語詞彙研究》151} ; {《中古虛詞語法例釋》382.} ;

① “then”

Dharmarakṣa: {94c8} 世尊聖慧悉知我等行跡、志性之所歸趣，乃復擧喩，説古世事及始發意(p)

{K.199.9-}

Kumārajīva: {not found at L.27b23}

Dharmarakṣa: {112b26} 大聖……得無上正眞道，成最正覺。從來近近甫四十年，而所教化、所度無量，乃復爰發諸佛境界，多所勸益，所建權慧而不可議(p)

{K.311.5-}

Kumārajīva: {not found at L.41c7}

② “to one’s surprise”(cf. ZXYL 382)

Dharmarakṣa: {98b11} 爾時新發意八萬菩薩各自念言：“怪未曾聞，古來未有。吾等焉用菩薩誼爲？ 諸聲聞類頑囂之儔乃復授決：‘當獲大道’。何因若茲？”(p)

{≠ K.218.6} kaḥ punar vādaḥ

{O} upāyaṃ

Kumārajīva: {L.30a1} 而

A Digital Edition of A Glossary of Dharmarakṣa translation of the Lotus Sutra by Seishi Karashima, 1998