Vaisesika Sūtras
Vaisesika Sūtra 1.1.12
न द्रव्यं कार्यं कारणं च बधति ॥१२॥
na dravyaṁ kāryaṁ kāraṇaṁ ca badhati ॥12॥
[न (na) - not; द्रव्यम् (dravyaṁ) - a substance; कार्यम् (kāryam) - the effect; कारणम् च (kāraṇam ca) - and the cause; बधति (badhati) - restricts, impedes, or binds;]
The substance does not bind to the cause and its effect.