俱舍論頌疏論本 1.107

1.107

能成持等業者，明用，地能成持用。等者，等取水能成攝用，火能成熟用，風能成長用。

'They are capable of accomplishing the functions of supporting and so forth' clarifies their function: earth can accomplish the function of supporting. 'And so forth' includes by extension water being able to accomplish the function of cohesion, fire being able to accomplish the function of ripening, and wind being able to accomplish the function of growth.