一切經音義 23.231

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伊羅婆拏大象王（伊羅謂伊陀羅即帝釋名也婆孥云出聲也言此大象時出美聲娛樂帝釋也或曰伊謂能出也羅婆拏聲也娛樂如前說）。

"The great elephant king Airāvaṇa" (伊羅 [Ira] refers to Indra, which is the name of Śakra. 婆孥 [vaṇa] means uttering sound; it means that this great elephant from time to time emits a melodious sound to delight Śakra. Or it is said: 伊 [i] means able to emit; 羅婆拏 [rāvaṇa] means sound; delighting is as explained above).