tathā hi sthirāsthirabhāvabhedena dviprakārasyāpi padārthasya niraṃśatvāt sarvātmanā pariniṣpatter nottarakālaṃ pratyayāntareṇātmabhūtā śaktir ādhātuṃ pāryate, ādhānevārthāntarakaraṇam eva syāt, na tu svabhāvabhūtaśaktyādhānam /
Since both kinds of entities—distinguished as permanent and impermanent—are partless, they come into being completely [at once]; therefore, no capacity inherent in their nature can be imposed later by another cause, for such an imposition would result in the creation of a different entity altogether, not in the imposition of a capacity as [part of] its nature.