tathāhyātmapratilambhalakṣaṇaivāmīṣāṃ sthitir ucyate, natu pratilabdhātmasattākānām uttarakālamātmarūpasandhāraṇalakṣaṇā, svayaṃ calātmana uttarakālamavasthānābhāvāt /
For what is called their "existence" is characterized merely by their acquiring their own nature, not by maintaining their form subsequent to acquiring their existence, since by their very nature they cannot persist beyond [that initial] moment.