atha kvacid evambhūtā vṛttir upalakṣitā bhavet tadā tadvadeva dravyādāvapisā bhaviṣyatītyapratiṣedhaḥ / atha na dṛṣṭā sā vṛttis tadā kimekadeśenāhosvit sarvātmanetyevaṃ bhedapraśno na yujyate, siddhe hi dharmiṇi viśeṣapratiṣedho yuktaḥ /
If such subsistence has been observed somewhere, then it would exist similarly in substances and so forth, thus [making] denial [impossible]. If, however, that subsistence has not been observed, then the question of distinction—whether [it exists] partially or wholly—is not appropriate, for denial of a specific property is proper only when the property-bearer is established.