athāpi syāt atītasya sabhāgahetvādeḥ kāryayogyatvam iṣyata eva, tataścāsiddham etan na tasmāt kāryasambhava ity āha atītaśceti
[If] one were to maintain that a past [entity] like a similar cause is indeed capable of effects, and therefore the statement "no effects can arise from it" is unproven, [the text] states "atītaś ca"