Vaisesika Sūtra 8.1.06

सामान्यविशेषापेक्षं द्रव्यगुणकर्मसु ॥६॥

sāmānyaviśeṣāpekṣaṃ dravyaguṇakarmasu ॥6॥

[सामान्य (sāmānya) - universal; general; विशेष (viśeṣa) - particular; specific; अपेक्षं (apekṣam) - with reference to; in relation to; द्रव्य (dravya) - substance; गुण (guṇa) - quality; कर्मसु (karmasu) - in actions;]

Substance, quality, and action are considered with reference to sāmānya, i.e. generality, and viśeṣa, i.e. particularity.