一切經音義 69.47

69.47

Snare and cord (羂索: the first character *fanqie* 㳙 + 兖. The *Guiyuan zhucong* says: “To encircle and bind an object with a cord to capture it is called 羂.” The *Zitong* writes it as 罥, saying: “To place a cord on a path; composed of 冈 with 肙 as phonetic.” The second character is *fanqie* 桑 + 各. Gu Yewang says: “Twisted cord is called 索.” *Shuowen jiezi* says: “Plants whose stems and leaves can be made into ropes and cords; composed of 糸 [‘silk’] and 巾 [‘cloth’]”).