apāye 'pi vā mārgasya bhasmādibhir anaikāntānnāvaśyaṃ punar utpattisambhavo doṣāṇām, tathā hi kāṣṭhāder agnisambandhād bhasmasādbhūtasya tadapāye 'pi na prāktanarūpānuvṛttiḥ, tadvaddoṣāṇām apītyanaikāntaḥ
Even when the path ceases, due to [examples like] ashes and others, the possibility of defects arising again is not certain; for instance, when wood and such things are reduced to ashes through contact with fire, even when [that fire] ceases, there is no return to the previous form - similarly [it is] uncertain for defects as well.