一切經音義 100.37

English (machine translation) 100.37

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100.37

A deva presents auspicious kuśa grass (天獻吉祥草: 獻 has the fanqie xuān + jiàn [xiàn]. Zheng Xuan's commentary to the Shijing says: 'Xiàn means to present, to offer.' Zheng Xuan's commentary to the Zhouli says: 'In ancient times, offering things to a ruler or elder was called xiàn.' The Shuowen jiezi says: 'Formed from 犬 (dog) with 鬳 phonetic.' 鬳 has the fanqie yán + jiàn [xiàn]. Transmitted texts write it as 捊, which is erroneous and not adopted here. The merchant presenting roasted flour below should also be interpreted according to this; it is not treated again).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese