कुर्वद्वा चार्थकार्यत्वं कुतो नश्वररूपता ।
कारणान्तरजन्यत्वे कारणान्तरसंगता ॥५२॥
kurvadvā cārthakāryatvaṃ kuto naśvararūpatā |
kāraṇāntarajanyatve kāraṇāntarasaṃgatā
Or, while it is producing an effective object, whence (comes) perishability? And if (the perishing) be produced by a further cause, connection with (yet) another cause (results, and so on without end).