idam eva hi kāryasya kāraṇe 'pekṣā yat tadanantarabhāvitvam kāraṇasyāpi kārye 'yam eva vyāpāro yat kāryodayakāle sadā sannihitatvam //
For this alone is the effect's dependence on the cause – namely its occurring immediately after that [cause]; and this alone is the cause's operation with respect to the effect – namely its being invariably present at the time of the effect's arising.