[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [一切經音義](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128) › 53.158 # 一切經音義 53.158 一切經音義 53.158 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [53.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.53.158) 夭殤（上𡝩矯反杜注左傳云短折曰夭說文屈也從大象形下賞羊反禮記云男女未冠笄而死者曰殤年十九至十六為長殤十五至十二為中殤十一至八歲為下殤八歲已下為無服之殤說文從歹從傷省聲也歹音矝字）。 > 夭殤 (the first character is yao + jiao fan; Du \[Yu\]'s commentary on the Zuozhuan says: "Dying young and cut short is called 夭"; the Shuowen says: "Bent"; it is formed from 'large' \[大\] picturing the shape; the second character is shang + yang fan; the Book of Rites says: "Males and females who die before the capping or hair-pinning ceremonies are said to suffer a premature death \[殤\]; dying between the ages of nineteen and sixteen is a long premature death; between fifteen and twelve is a medium premature death; between eleven and eight is a short premature death; below the age of eight is an unmoved-mourning premature death"; the Shuowen says it is formed with dai \[歹\] and the phonetic shang \[傷\] abbreviated; 歹 is the character pronounced jin). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 53.157](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.53.157) - [Next: 53.159](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.53.159) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128~en-mt.53.158) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.53.158](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2128.53.158) · Pramāṇa