tathā hi bhāvā arthakriyāṃ kurvantaḥ krameṇa vā kurvīranyaugapadyena vā na hi kramayaugapadyābhyāmanyaḥ prakāraḥ sambhavati tayor anyonyavyavacchedarūpatvāt /
For indeed, entities performing purposive action must perform [it] either successively or simultaneously, [and] there cannot be any other mode [of action] besides succession and simultaneity, since these two are mutually exclusive in nature.