Madhvaon Brahma Sūtra 2.2.17
Dvaita Vedānta
Numbered 2.2.18 in this text
Sūtra
समुदाय उभयहेतुकेऽपि तदप्राप्तिः
samudāya ubhayahetuke'pi tadaprāptiḥ
Sūtra translation
Either when the aggregates are said to be caused by aggregates or when they are said to be caused by indi- vidual atoms, it (aggregation) would be impossible.
A single atom cannot, of course, make an aggregate. If it (an aggregate) be said to be the effect of atoms acting upon each other (or the effect of another aggregate), then the fallacy of mutual dependence would result; conse- quently the formation of the aggregate would remain unexplained ; or aggregates should always exist.