atra pakṣadvayam yattaccaitanyātmakaṃ dravyaṃ tatparyāyaiḥ kadācid avikṛtamatyaktapaurastyacaitanyādirūpaṃ satsambadhyate yadvā parityaktapūrvarūpam /
Here there are two alternatives: either that substance which consists of consciousness connects with those modes while remaining unmodified (i.e., without abandoning its previous form of consciousness), or [it connects with them] having abandoned its previous form.