翻譯名義集 5.80

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【波陀】秦言句，句謂句逗。逗，止也，住也。《大論》云：「天竺語法，眾字和合成語，眾語和合成句。如菩為一字，提為一字，是二不合則無語，若和合名為菩提。」《大乘入楞伽》云：「句身者，謂能顯義決定究竟。」《成唯識論》云：「句詮差別，如名為眼，即詮自性。若言佛眼、天眼，乃顯句詮差別也。」

[Pada]: In the language of Qin, it means "phrase." A phrase means punctuation and pauses. A pause means stopping, or halting. The Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra states: "In the grammatical rules of India, syllables combine to form words, and words combine to form phrases. For example, bo is one syllable and ti is one syllable; if these two are not combined, there is no word; if they are combined, it is called bodhi." The Mahāyānāvatāra-laṅkāvatāra states: "A collection of phrases means being able to reveal meaning definitely and ultimately." The Cheng weishi lun states: "Phrases express distinctions: for example, the name 'eye' expresses intrinsic nature; if one says 'Buddha-eye' or 'divine eye,' this reveals how phrases express distinctions."