tathā hi yeyaṃ pratiniyatārthakriyā śaktir bhāvānāṃ sā pratyayodbhavetyaṅgīkartavyam, anyathā yadi nirhetukāsyāt tadā niyamahetor abhāvāt pratiniyatā śaktir bhāvānāṃ na syāt /
Indeed, this restricted capacity for effective action that exists in entities must be admitted to arise from [some] cause; otherwise, if it were without cause, then due to the absence of any restricting cause, the capacity of entities would not be restricted.