四分律行事鈔資持記 2.971

2.971

釋初緣中，《四分》，初示生種。五種者，古記引《首疏》云：合五為三，一根種分二（不假節生者名根種，如薑芋蘿萄；若假節生者名覆羅種，如蘆葦芹蓼等。）；二枝種亦二（不假節生名枝種，如柳榴之類；假節生名節種，如藕蕪等。）；三種子，子復生子，故名子子（如五穀等）。注雜種者，離四種外，總收一切。《戒疏》則指芹竹（芹菜與竹），《僧祇》以為勒蓼，具如上注。若下，次明損壞。斫截墮，注戒作墮落。上明全生者。若斷下，明萎乾者。多分生，謂生分過半也。

In explaining the first condition, under the Dharmaguptaka-vinaya, it first indicates living plants. Regarding the five kinds, an ancient record cites the Chief Commentary saying: combine the five into three: first, root-propagated, divided into two (those that grow without depending on joints are called root-propagated, such as ginger, taro, and radish; those that grow depending on joints are called spread-net propagated, such as reeds, rushes, water dropwort, smartweed, and the like); second, branch-propagated, also divided into two (those that grow without depending on joints are called branch-propagated, such as willow and pomegranate; those that grow depending on joints are called joint-propagated, such as lotus root and caltrop); third, seed-propagated, where seeds in turn produce seeds, hence called seed-from-seed (such as the five grains). The "miscellaneous plants" in the note subsumes everything outside the four kinds. The Precept Commentary points to water dropwort and bamboo (celery-dropwort and bamboo), while the Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya considers them to be basil and smartweed, fully as in the note above. From "If..." downward, it next explains damaging and destroying. For "cutting down or severing so that it falls," the note on the precept writes "falling down." The above explains those that are completely alive. From "If severed..." downward, it explains those that are withered or dry. "Predominantly alive" means the living portion exceeds one half.