翻譯名義集 2.53

2.53

[Kiṃnara] The Textual Commentary states: "Also called zhenduoluo, translated here as 'spirit of doubt.'" Kumārajīva said: "In the language of Qin, it means 'human-yet-non-human'; they resemble humans but have horns on their heads. When humans see them, they say: 'A human? Or a non-human?' Hence they are named after this. They are also heavenly musician spirits, slightly inferior to the gandharvas." Newly called "spirits of song"; they are the deities of string and wind music among the gods.