Sarvadarshanasangraha 14.22

14.22

Nor is the nonexistent born from the existent, because for what is nonexistent prior to the causal operation, origination characterized by connection with existence is impossible, like the horn of a hare; for blue cannot be made yellow even by the most skillful person. If it is objected that existence and nonexistence are properties of the pot, that is incorrect, because the designation 'its property' is impossible when the possessor of the property is nonexistent, which would entail the existence of the possessor of the property.