唯識二十論述記 2.165

2.165

述曰：此第二段，有一頌半，合分為二。初之一頌，釋現量證；後之半頌，釋憶持執。於中皆有先難後破，此則正量、薩婆多等。為此問起先議諸法刊定勝量，後方申難，此即議也。「刊定」者，貶量也；言「諸法」者，即是所量。一切有漏、無漏諸法，由三二量，揩准有無。「量」者量度，如以尺丈量綾錦等，尺為能量，綾等所量，知其量數，是其量果。諸心、心所緣諸法時，說有四分：見分能量；相分所量；自證量果；如是自證緣見分時，見分所量，自證能量，證自證為量果；如證自證緣自證時，自證所量，證自證分為其能量，即此自證亦為量果，能返緣故。若以第三緣第四時，第四所量，第三能量，其第四分即為量果，能返緣故。

The commentary says: This second section has one and a half verses, which together are divided into two parts. The first verse explains the proof by direct perception (pratyakṣa); the latter half-verse explains the attachment to recollective retention. Within both of them, there is first an objection and then a refutation. This refers to [the positions of] the Saṃmatīyas, Sarvāstivādins, and others. To introduce this inquiry, they first discuss the superior means of cognition (pramāṇa) that settles [the existence of] phenomena, and only afterwards present the objection; this is that very discussion. 'Settling' means determining or evaluating; 'phenomena' refers to the cognized object (prameya). All conditioned and unconditioned phenomena are determined as to their existence or non-existence by means of the three or two means of cognition. 'Means of cognition' (pramāṇa) means measuring; like using a foot-rule to measure silks and damasks, where the foot-rule is the cognizer (pramāṇa), the silks and damasks are the cognized (prameya), and knowing their measure or number is the result of cognition (pramāṇa-phala). When minds and caittas cognize phenomena, they are said to have four aspects: the perceiving aspect (darśana-bhāga) is the cognizer; the objective aspect (nimitta-bhāga) is the cognized; the self-verifying aspect (svasaṃvitti-bhāga) is the result of cognition. When the self-verifying aspect thus cognizes the perceiving aspect, the perceiving aspect is the cognized, the self-verifying aspect is the cognizer, and the aspect that verifies self-verification (svasaṃvitti-saṃvitti-bhāga) is the result of cognition. When the aspect that verifies self-verification cognizes the self-verifying aspect, the self-verifying aspect is the cognized, the aspect that verifies self-verification is its cognizer, and this self-verifying aspect is also the result of cognition, because it can turn back and cognize it. If the third aspect cognizes the fourth, the fourth is the cognized, the third is the cognizer, and that fourth aspect is the result of cognition, because it can turn back and cognize it.