yathā suvarṇadravyasya kaṭakakeyūrakuṇḍalādyabhidhānanimittasya guṇasyānyathātvaṃ na suvarṇasya, tathā dharmasyānāgatādibhāvād anyathātvam /
Just as for a gold substance, which is the basis for designations like bracelet, armlet, earring, etc., there is change in [its] quality but not in [its being] gold, similarly there is change in a dharma from [its] future and other states.