續一切經音義 6.9

6.9

蛇蠍 (The upper character has the fanqie 社遮 [sh- + -(ch)a = shé]. The lower character has the fanqie 軒謁 [x- + -(ʔ)at = xiē]. The Fangyan says: 'From the Pass westward, between Qin and Jin, it is called 𱿴𧔣 or called 蠍.' 蠍 is the term used throughout all four quarters. The Shiming says: '蠍 means 歇 [xiē, to rest], meaning that it rests its tail.' The character is formed with the classifier 虫 and phonetic 歇. In the sūtra text it is written as 蝎, which the Erya pronounces 曷 [hé], meaning a grub).