續一切經音義 5.53

5.53

搏蝕（上補各反說文云擊也下音食釋名云月虧則蝕稍稍侵虧如虫食草木葉也九曜五行歷云羅𬑟一名蝕神頭常隱不見逢日月則蝕又日月同色月掩日日蝕又云日衝大如日日光不照謂之暗虗值月則月蝕也）。

Eclipse (搏蝕: the first character is pronounced *bu* + *ge* [= *bó*]; the *Shuowen jiezi* says it means to strike; the second character is pronounced *shi* [= *shí*]; the *Shiming* says when the moon wanes it is eclipsed, being eaten away little by little like insects eating the leaves of plants and trees; the *Calendar of the Nine Luminaries and Five Elements* says: "Rāhu, also named the Eclipse Spirit, usually remains hidden and invisible; whenever it encounters the sun or moon, an eclipse occurs; furthermore, when the sun and moon share the same position and colour, the moon covers the sun, causing a solar eclipse"; it also states: "The sun's counter-point is as large as the sun, where the sunlight does not shine, called the dark void; when the moon encounters it, a lunar eclipse occurs").