atha nārthakriyāsamarthā iti dvitīyapakṣa āśrīyate / evaṃ tarhyata evārthakriyāśūnyatvād asattvaṃ prāpnoti khapuṣpavat /
If the second alternative view is accepted that [they] are incapable of effective action, then in that case, due to [their] being devoid of capacity for effective action, they would be non-existent, like sky-flowers.