俱舍論記 5.217

5.217

「謂想等總說至迦佉伽等」者，答。以總說釋身。梵云迦耶，唐言身，是聚集義，謂眾多名等聚集是身義也。梵云三木訖底，唐言總說，是和集義。即合集總說眾多名等，故以總說釋其身也。言於合集義中說嗢遮界故者，於聲明中，依三摩婆曳（唐言合集）義立嗢遮為字界。界是本義，是故字本中嗢遮宜以合集義釋。復以種種字緣加嗢遮界，轉成三木訖底，唐言總說。總說之語既起自嗢遮，嗢遮是合集義，即知總說亦是合集，故以合集義中說嗢遮界，以證總說是合集義。即以總說解身，故知必以多名等合集為名身等義。問：何故《婆沙》云「問：名身者是何義？答：是二名聚集義，是故一名不名身。」解云：《婆沙》據二名聚名身，此論據多名聚名身，各據一義亦不相違。問：何故前文舉𧙃、阿等，後文舉迦、佉等？解云？𧙃、阿等是字音，迦、佉等是字體。為顯字音、字體皆是字攝，故各舉初以攝於後。又解：字中有散字，謂𧙃、阿等。有連字，謂迦、佉等。字一即是，故約散說；字身約多，故說連帶。

On "It means the collective expression of notions and so forth... ka, kha, ga, and so forth": this is the answer, explaining "body" through "collective expression" (samukti). In Sanskrit it is called kāya, which in the language of the Tang is "body," meaning an assemblage—that is, an assemblage of multiple words and so forth is the meaning of "body." In Sanskrit it is called samukti, which in the language of the Tang is "collective expression," meaning harmonious aggregation. Because it brings together and collectively expresses multiple words and so forth, "body" is explained through "collective expression." Regarding the statement "because the verbal root uc is taught in the sense of collection": in grammar (śabda-vidyā), based on the meaning of samavāya (in the language of the Tang, "collection"), uc is established as the verbal root (dhātu). A root is the primary sense; therefore, among verbal roots, uc should be explained through the sense of collection. Furthermore, by adding various affixes to the verbal root uc, it is transformed into samukti, which in the language of the Tang is "collective expression." Since the term "collective expression" arises from uc, and uc means collection, we know that collective expression also means collection; hence, teaching the verbal root uc in the sense of collection is used to verify that collective expression means collection. Explaining "body" through "collective expression," we thus know that the harmonious collection of multiple words and so forth must be the meaning of "body of words" and so forth. Question: Why does the Mahāvibhāṣā say: "Question: What is the meaning of 'a body of words'? Answer: It means an assemblage of two words; therefore, a single word is not called a body"? Explanation: The Mahāvibhāṣā relies on an assemblage of two words being called a body, whereas this treatise relies on an assemblage of many words being called a body; each relies on one meaning, and they do not contradict each other. Question: Why did the preceding text cite a, ā, and so forth, while the subsequent text cites ka, kha, and so forth? Explanation: a, ā, and so forth are vowel sounds, while ka, kha, and so forth are consonant bodies. To show that both vowel sounds and consonant bodies are subsumed under phonemes, each cites the beginning to include the subsequent ones. Another explanation: Among phonemes, there are isolated phonemes, namely a, ā, and so forth, and there are conjunct phonemes, namely ka, kha, and so forth. A single phoneme is complete in itself, so it is spoken of in terms of isolated ones; a body of phonemes concerns many, so conjunct ones are mentioned.