一切經音義 12.308

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健達縛（梵語虜質也唐云食香以香自資故亦云香行神或云齅香又言尋香神或云居香山或云身有異香有言音樂神者義譯也舊云乾闥婆亦云乾沓和皆諸國音之輕重不同）。

Gandharva (健達縛; Sanskrit of an unrefined form. In Tang language it is "incense-eater"; because they nourish themselves with incense, they are also called "spirits who feed on fragrance", or "incense-sniffers", or "fragrance-seeking spirits". Some say they dwell on fragrant mountains; some say their bodies emit rare fragrance. Those who say "music spirits" are translating by meaning. Older forms were gandharva (乾闥婆) or gandhava (乾沓和); these are merely differences in lightness and weight of accent among various regions).