成唯識論述記 3.198

3.198

述曰：相唯所量，見為能量，自證為量果，此頌意言，今此三種體是一識，不離識故，說之為唯；功能各別，故說言三。果是何義？成滿因義。見分緣相既為能量，能量無果，量境何益？如人量物，起量解也。小乘量果即是見分，行相為能量，外境為所量，與此稍別。然有六師及敘陳那以前、以後，量及量果體性不同，如《因明抄》說。《佛地論》中雖說三分，無頌引證，唯有長行。

The Commentary states: The nimitta is solely the prameya, the darśana is the pramāṇa, and the svasaṃvitti is the pramāṇaphala. The meaning of this verse is: now these three kinds are of one substance, which is a single consciousness; because they are not separate from consciousness, it says "only"; because their functions are distinct, it speaks of "three." What is the meaning of "result" (phala)? It means the completion of the cause. Since the darśanabhāga cognizing the nimitta is the pramāṇa, if the pramāṇa had no result, what benefit would there be in measuring the object? It is like a person measuring an object, giving rise to an understanding of the measure. In the Hīnayāna, the pramāṇaphala is precisely the darśanabhāga, the ākāra is the pramāṇa, and the external object is the prameya, which is slightly different from this. However, there are six masters, as well as accounts before and after Dignāga, regarding the difference in substance and nature between pramāṇa and pramāṇaphala, as explained in the Yinming chao. Although the Buddhabhūmi-śāstra speaks of three parts, it cites no verse as proof, having only prose.