tatrāpyavikṛtaṃ dravyaṃ paryāyair yadi saṅgatam / na viśeṣo 'sti tasyeti pariṇāmi na tadbhavet //
Even in this case, if an unmodified substance is connected with [its] modes, then there would be no change in it, and thus it could not be subject to modification.