akāraṇatvāc ca bhāvavadeva nityaḥ siddhaḥ, akāraṇatvaṃ ca pramāṇataḥ kāraṇānupalabdheḥ siddham //
[Samavāya,] having no cause, is established as eternal just like 'existence'; and [its] having no cause is established through [valid] means of cognition due to the non-perception of [any] cause.