一切經音義 21.324

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芒草箭（芒草一名杜策西域既自有之江東亦多此類其形似荻皮重若笋體質柔弱不堪勁用也其宜作莣也）。

芒草箭 [Arrow of mang-grass] (芒草, another name for which is duce [杜策], exists naturally in the Western Regions, and such kinds are also abundant in the regions east of the Yangtze. Its shape resembles miscanthus reed; its skin is multilayered like bamboo shoots, its physical quality soft and weak, unfit for stout use. It should properly be written 莣).