tathā hi vastusattāpratiṣedhamātraṃ nāśaḥ, ākāśaṃ ca spraṣṭavyābhāvamātram, tataścaitau svanāśau dvāvapi niḥsvabhāvau, tat kathamanayoḥ prayatnāntarīyakatā bhavet, svabhāvasyaivārthakriyākāritvāt /
For destruction is merely the negation of an entity's existence, and ākāśa is merely the absence of tangibility; therefore these two, [both] destruction and [ākāśa], are devoid of independent nature. So how could these two have the property of following from effort, since only something with an independent nature can perform a causal function?