Visuddhimagga IV-89

Santepi ca nesaṃ katthaci avippayoge oḷārikaṭṭhena pubbaṅgamaṭṭhena ca ghaṇḍābhighāto viya cetaso paṭhamābhinipāto vitakko.

（寻与伺的区别）虽然寻与伺没有什么分离的，然以粗义与先行义，犹如击钟，最初置心于境为寻。

Ñ(IV,89): And, though sometimes not separate, applied thought is the first impact of the mind in the sense that it is both gross and inceptive, like the striking of a bell.

Sukhumaṭṭhena anumajjanasabhāvena ca ghaṇḍānuravo viya anuppabandho vicāro.

以细义与数数思惟性，犹如钟的余韵，令心继续为伺。

Ñ: Sustained thought is the act of keeping the mind anchored, in the sense that it is subtle with the individual essence of continued pressure, like the ringing of the bell.

Vipphāravā cettha vitakko paṭhamuppattikāle paripphandanabhūto cittassa ākāse uppatitukāmassa pakkhino pakkhavikkhepo viya padumābhimukhapāto viya ca gandhānubandhacetaso bhamarassa.

这里有振动的为寻，即心的初生之时的颤动状态，如欲起飞于空中的鸟的振翼，又如蜜蜂的心为香气所引向下降于莲花相似。

Ñ: Applied thought intervenes, being the interference of consciousness at the time of first arousing [thought], like a bird's spreading out its wings when about to soar into the air, and like a bee's diving towards a lotus when it is minded to follow up the scent of it.

Santavutti vicāro nātiparipphandanabhāvo cittassa ākāse uppatitassa pakkhino pakkhappasāraṇaṃ viya, paribbhamanaṃ viya ca padumābhimukhapatitassa bhamarassa padumassa uparibhāge.

恬静的状态为伺，即心的不很颤动的状态，犹如上飞空中的鸟的伸展两翼，又如向下降于莲花的蜜蜂蹒跚于莲花上相似。

Ñ: The behaviour of sustained thought is quiet, being the near non-interference of consciousness, like the bird's planing with outspread wings after soaring into the air, and like the bee's buzzing above the lotus after it has dived towards it.