Vaisesika Sūtra 2.1.26

परत्र समवायात् प्रत्यक्षत्वाच्च नात्मगुणो न मनोगुणः ॥२६॥

Elsewhere (the effect is) due to its inherent nature being perceptible, and not because of its own essential qualities, nor because of the qualities of the mind.