Visuddhimagga VIII-207

Yathā puriso mahatiyā lohasalākāya kaṃsathālaṃ ākoṭeyya, ekappahārena mahāsaddo uppajjeyya,

譬如有人，以大钢桴而敲金属之器，由一击而起大音，

Ñ(VIII,207): Suppose a man stuck a bronze bell with a big iron bar and at once a loud sound arose,

tassa oḷārikasaddārammaṇaṃ cittaṃ pavatteyya.

则他亦起粗音所缘之心，

Ñ: his consciousness would occur with the gross sound as its object;

Niruddhe oḷārike sadde atha pacchā sukhumasaddanimittārammaṇaṃ,

粗音灭了之后，而起细音的相所缘（之心），

Ñ: then, when the gross sound had ceased, it would occur afterwards with the sign of the subtle sound as its object;

tasmimpi niruddhe aparāparaṃ tato sukhumataraṃ sukhumataraṃ saddanimittārammaṇaṃ pavattateva, evanti veditabbaṃ.

而此灭时，则次第而起更微细之音的相所缘（之心）当知如是，

Ñ: and when that had ceased, it would go on occurring with the sign of the successively subtler sounds as its object. This is how it should be understood.

Vuttampicetaṃ – ‘‘seyyathāpi kaṃse ākoṭite’’ti (paṭi. ma. 1.171) vitthāro.

又如前面所说的，「譬如敲金属（器）时」等等。

Ñ: And this is given in detail in the passage beginning 'Just as when a metal gong is struck' (§184).