tathā hi devadattādikam ekaṃ vastu yugapat krameṇa vānekairāsanādibhiḥ sambandhyamānamanāsāditabhedamevopalabhyate
For instance, when Devadatta, [who is] a single entity, becomes connected with different seats and such things either simultaneously or successively, he is perceived as remaining without any acquired diversity.