yadi hi saṃyogamātrasāpekṣāḥ syus tadā prathamopanipāta eva kṣityādibhyo 'ṅkurādikāryodayaprasaṅgaḥ paścād vadavikalakāraṇatvāt /
If [these elements] were dependent only on conjunction, then from the soil and other [elements] the sprout and other effects would arise at their very first contact, because the cause would be as complete then as it is later.