一切經音義 11.66

11.66

甄叔迦樹（上經延反下薑佉反梵語不求字義西國花樹名也此方無此樹大唐西域記云印度多有甄叔迦樹其花赤色形如人手一說云亦名阿叔迦亦名無憂樹其花亦赤色此說正也）。

甄叔迦樹 (The first character has the fanqie jīng-yán [zhēn]. The second character has the fanqie jiāng-qū [shū]. Sanskrit [kiṃśuka], whose literal meaning is not sought; the name of a flowering tree in the western countries. This tree does not exist here. The Datang xiyu ji says: "India has many kiṃśuka trees; their flowers are red and shaped like a human hand." Another explanation says: "It is also named aśoka, and also named the griefless tree (wúyōu shù); its flowers are also red." This explanation is correct).