tatra yadyādyaḥ pakṣas tadā prāgavasthāvadapracyutapravṛttitvād avasthitā eva ghaṭādayaḥ prāpnuvanti teṣāṃ vā ghaṭādīnām anavasthāne 'navasthitapravṛttitvān nāvasthitiḥ samavāyasya prāpnoti, anyathā na vṛttyātmakaḥ syāt
If the first alternative [is accepted], then since their mode of existence would remain unchanged from its previous state, the jars etc. would necessarily continue to exist; or if the jars etc. do not persist, then since their existence would not persist, the samavāya could not persist either - otherwise it would not constitute their existence.