antyahetuvad iti vaidharmyadṛṣṭāntaḥ /yadvottareṇa kārakatvamityanena sādharmyadṛṣṭāntatayā sambadyate / ṣaṣṭhyantāc ca vatiḥ kāryaḥ / tadbhāve 'pīti / tasya nityasya padārthasya sadbhāve 'pi //
"Like the final cause" is an example of dissimilarity; or it may be connected with the following [phrase] "being productive" as an example of similarity. The suffix "vat" should be applied to the genitive case. "Even though it exists" means even though that permanent entity exists.