一切經音義 49.168

49.168

蟒吸（上忙牓反虵王曰蟒山海經云巴虵吞象三年方糞出骨尒雅云蟒王虵郭注云蟒虵之最大者故曰蟒下歆邑反凡大虵欲吞物先吐毒氣及所吞者然後吸取而吞之）。

蟒吸 [the python吸/sucking] (The first character is m- + [b]ang [-> mang], rising tone. The king of snakes is called a python. The Shanhaijing says: "The Ba serpent swallows elephants and only expels their bones after three years." The Erya says: "蟒 is the king snake." Guo's commentary says: "The python is the largest of snakes, hence called 蟒." The second character is x- + [y]i [-> xi], entering tone. Whenever a giant snake wishes to swallow something, it first exhales toxic vapors over its prey, and then draws it in by suction and swallows it).