vartamānatvasiddher vā viruddhā dharmibādhanāt // hetavo hi pūrvoktā adhvasaṃgṛhītatvādityādaya āśrayāsiddhāḥ, atītāder dharmiṇo 'siddhatvāt /
The previously stated reasons like "being included in the paths [of time]" are inadmissible in regard to their substratum, because the substratum [consisting of] past etc. is non-existent.