一切經音義 61.103

61.103

羂索（上决兖反或作罥案羂索者鬪戰之處或羂取人或羂取馬脚俗名為搭索捉生馬時搭取馬頭名羂索搭音他荅反）。

羂索 (for the first character, the fanqie is 决 + 兖; also written 罥. In fact, a noose (羂索) is used on battlefields either to snare people or to snare the legs of horses; popularly called a lasso (搭索). When capturing a live horse, one lassos its neck, which is called a 羂索. 搭 has the fanqie 他 + 荅).