一切經音義 7.131

7.131

Well yoked (shan'e 善軛: [the lower word is pronounced with the fanqie] yu + ge [e]. The Kaogongji says: 'The wheelwright makes the carriage axle width six chi long.' Zheng Zhong says: 'This refers to the carriage yoke at the end of the shaft pressing upon the ox's neck.' The Shuowen says: 'The front of the carriage shaft; it is categorized under carriage 車 and e 戹; e 戹 is pronounced e 厄. In the sūtra text it is written 軛 in abbreviated form, which is a popular character.').