śyāmalohitādivarṇavailakṣaṇyena jāyamānā atulyapratyayahetava ityevam ekarūpānugamamantareṇāpi tulyātulyajñānahetavo bhavanto 'nuvṛttivyāvṛttirūpeṇavyavasthāpyanta iti lakṣaṇabhedo vyavasthāpyate /
When [things] arise with distinct colors like dark, red, etc., they become causes of dissimilar cognitions, and thus, even without a single pervading form, they become causes of similar and dissimilar cognitions and are established as having the nature of continuity and exclusion - thus the diversity of characteristics is established.