續一切經音義 7.75

7.75

側捩 [Twisting sideways]: The upper [character] has the fanqie 阻力 (zǔ + lì = zhè); the Qieyun says, “Beside, aside.” The lower [character] has the fanqie 綀結 (shū + jié = liè); the Yupian says, “To twist and turn. It derives from 手 [hand] with the phonetic 戾.” 戾 has the same sound as above. The Shuowen writes 戾 as a dog under a doorway. In the sūtra text it derives from 糸 as 綟; the Guangyun says it is a small knot of hemp, which does not convey the meaning of twisting the fingers to form a mudrā.