(杂语)Veśa,又作吠奢。旧作鞞舍,毗舍。天竺四姓第三商贾之族也。西域记二曰:“吠奢,旧曰毗舍,讹也。商贾也,贸迁有无,逐利远近。”玄应音义十八曰:“鞞舍,陛爰反。正言吠舍,此言坐,谓坐估也。案天竺土俗,多重宝货。此等营求积财巨亿,坐而出纳,故以名焉。”俱舍光记八曰:“吠舍此是兴事种。”
Vaisya == 吠舍
the third of the four Indian Castes at the time of Shakyamuni. They were merchant, entrepreneurs, traders, farmers, manufacturers, etc., but not well-educated.
印度四姓之一,即商人的族姓。 - 陈义孝编