yathā"kāśasyānavayavasyāpi saṃyogipadārthabhedād ghaṭākāśaṃ piṭharākāśam iti bhedo bhavati tathehāpi bhaviṣyati /
Just as ākāśa, though partless, becomes differentiated as 'jar-ākāśa' and 'pot-ākāśa' due to the difference in the objects it contacts, so too will it be in this case.