俱舍論頌疏論本 6.53

6.53

'Simultaneous and associated [causes result in] human effort' means that simultaneous and associated causes obtain the result of human effort (puruṣakāra-phala). As for the result of human effort: the cause has an operation, like the activity of a man (puruṣa) in the world engaging in agriculture and the like, so the cause is called human effort. The result arises from the cause, so it is called the result of human effort. The result of human effort is a dependent compound (tatpuruṣa). It is like worldly expressions such as 'crow-foot medicinal herb' or 'mad-elephant general': the medicinal herb resembles a crow's foot, so it is named 'crow-foot'; the general crushes enemies like a mad elephant, so he is named 'mad-elephant'. They are named by metaphor; human effort is also like this. The treatise states: 'Does only this pair have the result of human effort, or do the others have it too (the question)? Some say the other causes also have this result, with the sole exception of the ripening [cause]. For the result of human effort arises simultaneously with the cause, or arises immediately without interval, whereas ripening does not (this master posits two kinds of results of human effort, simultaneous and immediate, hence excludes the ripening cause). Other masters say that this ripening cause also has a distant, separated result of human effort, just like the fruit gathered by a farmer (this master further posits a separated result of human effort, so it extends to ripening; sowing in spring and harvesting in autumn is a separated human effort).'