atheyaṃ vaiśeṣikaprakriyā nāśrīyate, tadā bhāve vā saṅkhyāyāstayā kathaṃ vā dhavādivyaktayo viśeṣitāḥ siddhyanti /
If this Vaiśeṣika doctrine is not accepted, and [if it is held that] number exists in the universal, then how could it be established that individuals like dhava trees are qualified by that [number]?