tataś ca parivārakāṇām aṇūnāṃ paramārthato'bhāvāt kathaṃ taddvāreṇānekamadhyavartitvaṃ yenānekatvaṃ deśakṛtaṃ kalpyeta /
Thus, since surrounding atoms do not truly exist, how could there be existence in the middle of many [atoms], by which [their] multiplicity due to location could be conceived?