Mekā,牧女名。慧琳音義十二曰:「彌迦,佛成道來獻乳糜牧牛女名也,此無正翻也。」
Mekā, said to be the name of the girl who gave milk congee to Śākyamuni immediately after his enlightenment; seemingly the same as Sujātā, Senā, or Nandā.
一彌迦 梵名 Mekā。為佛世時之牧牛女。佛陀初成道時,來獻乳糜。大寶積經卷十一(大一一‧六一中):「有彌迦女,名善蔭,搆千頭牛而取其乳。(中略)菩薩受善蔭彌迦女乳糜服食。」〔慧琳音義卷十二〕p8040
薑佉反梵語也佛初成道來獻乳糜牧牛女名此無正翻也