續一切經音義 6.6

6.6

伺斷 (The upper character has the fanqie 相吏 [x- + -(l)i = sì]; the Qieyun says: 'To watch for; to spy.' The Yupian says: 'To inspect.' The Shiming says: '伺 means 思 [sī, to deliberate].' The lower character has the fanqie 從管 [c- + -(k)wan = duàn]; the Yunying says: 'To cut off.' The Shuowen says: 'To sever; formed with the classifier 斤 [axe] and 𢇍, an ancient script form of the character 絕 [to cut off].' In the sūtra text it is written as 斷 or as 断, both of which are corrupt).