asamārabdhaṃ dhūmādikāryaṃ yena vahnyādinā sa tathoktaḥ asamārabdhadhūmādikāryaścāsau vahnyādiśceti vigrahaḥ tasya sattāyām iva sattvavat //
[The compound means] "that fire etc. which has not begun to produce its effects like smoke"; regarding the existence of such a fire, there can be no certainty, just as [there can be no certainty] regarding [its] existence.