Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra, Volume Ten (Twelve Links of Dependent Origination)

（三）Original text: 蕴得云何。谓即于彼诸生位中。五取蕴转。界得云何。谓即彼诸蕴因缘所摄性。处得云何。谓即彼诸蕴余缘所摄性。诸蕴生起云何。谓即彼诸蕴日日饮食之所资长命根。出现云何。谓即彼诸蕴余寿力故。得相续住。此生支略义者。谓若生自性。若生处位。若所生。若因缘所摄。若任持所引。若俱生依持。是名略义。 

Explanation: What is the attainment of the aggregates? The attainment of the aggregates is the operation of the five grasping aggregates—form, feeling, perception, volitional formations, and consciousness—throughout all the stages of existence. What is the attainment of the realms (dhātus)? The attainment of the realms is the attributes subsumed by the causes and conditions of those five grasping aggregates; for example, the faculties have the attributes of faculties, the sense objects have the attributes of sense objects, and consciousness has the attributes of consciousness. What is the attainment of the bases (āyatanas)? The attainment of the bases is the attributes subsumed by the remaining conditions of the five grasping aggregates, such as the six internal sense bases and the six external sense bases, and the base of contact between faculties and sense objects when combined. What is the arising of the aggregates? It is that the five grasping aggregates are sustained daily by food and drink, nourishing and sustaining the life faculty so that it does not perish. What is emergence? After a living being is born, the remaining force of the lifespan of the five grasping aggregates serves as the condition that allows the living being to continue existing in the world. The general meaning of the link of birth among the twelve links of dependent origination is as follows: the meaning of birth may refer to the self-nature of birth, or the stage or position in which birth occurs, or that which is born, or that which is subsumed by causes and conditions, or the dharmas drawn forth by spontaneous sustaining, or the dharmas that serve as the basis inherent in birth. 

Original text: 衰云何。谓依止劣故。令彼掉动。老云何。谓发色衰变。摄云何。谓皮肤缓皱。熟云何。谓火力衰减。无复势力受用欲尘。气力损坏云何。谓性多疾病故。无有势力能作事业。黑黡间身云何。谓黯黑出现损其容色。身脊伛曲喘息奔急云何。谓行步威仪。身形所显。由此发起极重喘嗽。形貌偻前云何。谓坐威仪位。身首低曲。凭据杖策云何。谓住威仪位。依杖力而住。 

Explanation: What is decline? Decline means that because the dharmas upon which one depends have become weak and inferior, one falls and drops down. What is aging? Aging refers to the deterioration of the complexion of the hair and the appearance. What is wrinkling? Wrinkling refers to the skin gradually developing wrinkles. What is ripening? Ripening means that the fire element within the material body has waned, and there is no longer vigorous energy to enjoy the five desires and the six sense objects. What is the impairment of vigor? It means that the constitution is afflicted with many illnesses, lacking the strength and power to undertake any undertakings. What is dark blotches mottling the body? It means that darkness appears on the body, damaging its complexion. What is the phenomenon of a hunched spine and rapid, labored breathing? This is the phenomenon of a stooped back and unregulated breath, manifested in the body's form as a lack of deportment in moving, standing, sitting, and lying down, and consequently severe panting and coughing arise. What is the state of a stooped posture leaning forward? This indicates that although the body sits with dignified deportment, the body and head are bowed and bent. What does leaning on a staff mean? It means that although the body maintains dignified deportment, one must hold a staff in hand in order to stand steadily and walk steadily.