यद् असत् तद् असद्युक्ता नासतः सत्स्वरूपता
सतो ऽपि न पुनः सत्तालाभेनार्थो ऽथ चोच्यते ॥३॥
yad asat tad asadyuktā nāsataḥ satsvarūpatā
sato 'pi na punaḥ sattā-lābhenārtho 'tha cocyate
— what is non-existent; — that; — connected with the non-existent; — there is no; — of the non-existent; — a coming to have the nature of the existent; — of the existent; — even; — again, there is no; — by the acquisition of existence; — purpose, point; — and yet; — it is (nonetheless) said (by some)
What is non-existent remains tied to non-existence: the non-existent cannot come to have the nature of the existent; and for the existent, in turn, there is no point in acquiring existence — and yet (such causal 'production') is nonetheless asserted (by some).