nahyasataḥ svabhāvāparityāge sati tadrūpatāpattir yuktā / parityāge vā na tarhi asadeva sadrūpatāṃ pratipannam iti siddhyet /
If the non-existent does not relinquish its essential nature, it cannot acquire the nature of the existent; and if it does relinquish [its nature], then it cannot be established that the non-existent has become existent.