"四つの蛇" meaning in Old Japanese

{
  "etymology_text": "Literally “the four serpents”. Originates from the Nirvana Sutra, which says, “Earth, water, fire and wind are like four great snakes”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yo₂tu no₂ pe₂mi₁",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "よつのへみ",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "ojp",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "kana",
        "4": "よつのへみ",
        "head": "四つの蛇",
        "tr": "yo₂tu no₂ pe₂mi₁"
      },
      "expansion": "四つの蛇 (yo₂tu no₂ pe₂mi₁) (kana よつのへみ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A filthy body where that which is unclean(literally, “the four serpents(the four elements) and five demons(the chandalas”) gather must be despised and abandoned; they must be separated and abandoned.",
          "text": "与都乃閇美伊都都乃毛乃乃阿都麻礼流伎多奈伎微乎婆伊止比須都閇志波奈礼須都倍志\nyo₂tu no₂ pe₂mi₁ itutu no₂ mono₂ no₂ atumareru ki₁tanaki₁ mi₂ wo ba ito₂pi₁sutu be₂si panare sutu besi",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The four elements that make up the world: earth, water, fire, and wind"
      ],
      "id": "en-四つの蛇-ojp-noun-49rsnEXi",
      "links": [
        [
          "elements",
          "elements"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ],
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Nirvana Sutra"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "四つの蛇"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "Literally “the four serpents”. Originates from the Nirvana Sutra, which says, “Earth, water, fire and wind are like four great snakes”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "yo₂tu no₂ pe₂mi₁",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "よつのへみ",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ojp",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "kana",
        "4": "よつのへみ",
        "head": "四つの蛇",
        "tr": "yo₂tu no₂ pe₂mi₁"
      },
      "expansion": "四つの蛇 (yo₂tu no₂ pe₂mi₁) (kana よつのへみ)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ojp",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Japanese lemmas",
        "Old Japanese nouns",
        "Old Japanese terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "A filthy body where that which is unclean(literally, “the four serpents(the four elements) and five demons(the chandalas”) gather must be despised and abandoned; they must be separated and abandoned.",
          "text": "与都乃閇美伊都都乃毛乃乃阿都麻礼流伎多奈伎微乎婆伊止比須都閇志波奈礼須都倍志\nyo₂tu no₂ pe₂mi₁ itutu no₂ mono₂ no₂ atumareru ki₁tanaki₁ mi₂ wo ba ito₂pi₁sutu be₂si panare sutu besi",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The four elements that make up the world: earth, water, fire, and wind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elements",
          "elements"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "fire",
          "fire"
        ],
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Nirvana Sutra"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "四つの蛇"
}