nīlotpalayor anīlotpalavyavacchedarūpatvenābhāvarūpayor ādhārādheyādisambandhaḥ na sambhavati nīrūpatvāt
In the case of blue lotus, since both [elements] are of the nature of negation [being] the exclusion of non-blue and non-lotus, [and thus] being mere absences devoid of form, there cannot be any relation between them such as that of container and contained.