一切經音義 85.12

85.12

談霸 (*b-m-: Jia's commentary on the Guoyu says: "霸 means grasping (把); holding the power of the feudal lords and exercising the office of regional hegemon." Explaining [further], it means to coerce and intimidate; coercing the feudal lords and seizing control of their government, yet not departing from the duty of a subject, but honoring and assisting the royal enterprise. The Kaosheng says: "It means senior; leader. Being the leader of the multitude and carrying the charge of regional hegemon. Like the moon's crescent approaching the sun." It is an ideogram, formed from 月 with 䨣 phonetic. 䨣 is pronounced *p-b-, formed from 雨 and 革.)