妙法蓮華經玄贊 1.96

1.96

梵云摩訶沒特伽羅，言大目乾連者訛也，此云大採菽氏。上古有仙居山寂處，常採菉豆而食，因以為姓。尊者之母是彼之族，取母氏姓而為其名，得大神通，簡餘此姓故云大採菽氏。從父本名俱利迦，亦云拘隸多，先云俱律陀訛也。《大般若》云「舍利子、大採菽氏」，此二因緣如彌勒疏。

In Sanskrit it is Mahā-Maudgalyāyana; saying 'Da Mujianglian' is corrupted; here it is translated as 'Great Harvester of Pulse Clan'. In ancient times there was a ṛṣi living in a secluded mountain retreat who always gathered mung beans to eat, whence it became his clan name. The Venerable's mother was of that clan, and he took his mother's clan name as his own name; having attained great supernatural powers, he is called 'Great Harvester of Pulse Clan' to distinguish him from others of this clan. From his father his original name was Kolita, also called Kolita; the previous 'Juliutuo' was corrupted. The Large Prajñāpāramitā has 'Śāriputra, Great Harvester of Pulse Clan'; the background stories of these two are as in the commentary by Maitreya.