tathā hi svakāraṇasamavāyaḥ sattāsamavāyo vā janmocyate samavāyaś ca nitya iti na kvacid api kāryajanmani kāraṇānāṃ sāmarthyam iti kāraṇavaiphalyam /
For birth is described as inherence in one's cause or inherence in existence, and inherence is eternal, therefore causes would have no capacity whatsoever in producing effects - hence [there would be] futility of causes.