pradīpāder api hi śīghratarakālavināśitayābhīṣṭasyāpi janmottarakālabhāvinyeva kriyā, ṣaṭkṣaṇasthāyitvenāsyākṣaṇikatvāt //
Even in the case of a lamp-flame, which is admitted to cease very quickly, the action appears only after [its] birth, as it is non-momentary due to lasting for six moments.