Sūtrāṇi as plural for sūtra
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Caoimhghín
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Sūtrāṇi as plural for sūtra
I've been using sūtrāṇi as a plural for sūtra for some time now, on account of my being a pretentious Sanskrit geek. However, my Sanskrit is completely self-taught from internet resources. Is this plural correct? Similarly, dharmāṇi for "dharmas"?
Then, the monks uttered this gāthā:
These bodies are like foam.
Them being frail, who can rejoice in them?
The Buddha attained the vajra-body.
Still, it becomes inconstant and ruined.
The many Buddhas are vajra-entities.
All are also subject to inconstancy.
Quickly ended, like melting snow --
how could things be different?
The Buddha passed into parinirvāṇa afterward.
(T1.27b10 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra DĀ 2)
These bodies are like foam.
Them being frail, who can rejoice in them?
The Buddha attained the vajra-body.
Still, it becomes inconstant and ruined.
The many Buddhas are vajra-entities.
All are also subject to inconstancy.
Quickly ended, like melting snow --
how could things be different?
The Buddha passed into parinirvāṇa afterward.
(T1.27b10 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra DĀ 2)
Re: Sūtrāṇi as plural for sūtra
Sūtrāṇi is the correct nominative plural for the neuter gender. Dharma is masculine, so the plural is dharmāḥ.
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Caoimhghín
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Re: Sūtrāṇi as plural for sūtra
Well aren't I silly. I'll have to change my signature lol.ratna wrote:Sūtrāṇi is the correct nominative plural for the neuter gender. Dharma is masculine, so the plural is dharmāḥ.
R
Then, the monks uttered this gāthā:
These bodies are like foam.
Them being frail, who can rejoice in them?
The Buddha attained the vajra-body.
Still, it becomes inconstant and ruined.
The many Buddhas are vajra-entities.
All are also subject to inconstancy.
Quickly ended, like melting snow --
how could things be different?
The Buddha passed into parinirvāṇa afterward.
(T1.27b10 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra DĀ 2)
These bodies are like foam.
Them being frail, who can rejoice in them?
The Buddha attained the vajra-body.
Still, it becomes inconstant and ruined.
The many Buddhas are vajra-entities.
All are also subject to inconstancy.
Quickly ended, like melting snow --
how could things be different?
The Buddha passed into parinirvāṇa afterward.
(T1.27b10 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra DĀ 2)