tathā hi yugapad aśeṣāṇi kāryāṇi kṛtvā sa kiṃ tasyārthakriyāsamarthaḥ svabhāvo nivartate āhosvid anuvartata iti pakṣadvayam /
That is to say, after having produced all effects simultaneously, does that nature [of the thing] which is capable of producing effects cease to exist or does it continue [to exist]? These are the two alternatives.