瑜伽論記 15.406

15.406

因義者，是因緣義。種子義者，如世間說親能生芽名為種子。本性義者，因緣是果本性。種姓義者，果從生處名為種姓。微細義者，因緣理深名為微細。由因果住，名任持義。亦可此就現行十八界體，前能生後名為因緣。此就增上緣以說因緣，以次文說十八界為顯因緣，十二處猶除三緣。

The meaning of 'cause' is the meaning of cause-and-condition (hetu-pratyaya). The meaning of 'seed' is as worldly conventions say that what directly produces a sprout is called a seed. The meaning of 'original nature' is that causes and conditions are the original nature of the fruit. The meaning of 'lineage' (gotra) is that a fruit is named lineage after the place from which it is produced. The meaning of 'subtle' is that the principle of causes and conditions is profound and therefore called subtle. That a fruit abides through its cause is called the meaning of 'sustaining and holding'. It may also be that this is in terms of the substances of the eighteen elements in active manifestation, where the prior being able to generate the posterior is called cause-and-condition. This speaks of causes and conditions in terms of the dominant condition (adhipati-pratyaya), because the subsequent text states that the eighteen elements reveal causes and conditions, whereas the twelve āyatanas still exclude the three conditions.