kasmād iti pṛṣṭaḥ sanpara āha nāśyarthasaṅgater iti / nāśinārthena saṅgateḥ sambandhāt kāraṇād anityatvaṃ prāpnoti // yadyevam ityādinā naikāntikatvam udbhāvayati /
When asked "why?", the opponent says "because of connection with perishable meaning"—[meaning] it becomes non-eternal because of its connection with perishable meaning. The [subsequent verse] beginning with "if this were so" points out the inconclusiveness [of this argument].