nahyavastuno viśeṣākhyasvabhāvaḥ sambhavati, na ca viśeṣākhyaṃ svabhāvamantareṇa viśiṣṭaṃ śakyaṃ vaktum /
For a non-entity cannot possess the essential nature called distinctness, and without an essential nature called distinctness, [something] cannot be said to be distinct.