一切經音義 67.134

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般吒 (This is an erroneous abbreviation; it should be paṇḍaka [般荼迦], translated here as 'eunuch'. There are five classes of them, 'paṇḍaka' being their collective name: First, one who possesses male genitalia but cannot father children. Second, īrṣyā-paṇḍaka; īrṣyā means 'jealousy', referring to one who only arouses lust upon seeing others engage in intercourse, but does not arouse it when not seeing them. Third, ṣaṇḍha-paṇḍaka, referring to one whose male genitalia have naturally been defective from birth so that he cannot father children. Fourth, pakṣa-paṇḍaka, referring to one who acts as male for half a month and female for half a month; pakṣa means 'assistance', referring to two half-months mutually assisting to complete one full month. Fifth, luna-paṇḍaka, referring to one whose male genitalia have been mutilated by punishment; luna means 'severed'.)