na kevalaṃ paryāyād abhinnasvabhāvād dravyarūpasyānugatātmano 'siddhiḥ ito 'pi paryāyavyatirekeṇopalabdhilakṣaṇaprāptasyānupalabdher asadvyavahāraviṣayatvam evāsyeti darśayann āha na cetyādi /
[The comprehensive entity called] "substance" is not established, not only because it is non-different in nature from the successive factors, but also because it is not perceived separately from the successive factors even when the conditions for its perception are present, and hence must be treated as non-existent.