arthāpattir api dṛṣṭaśrutārthānyathānupapattiparikalpyārthāntaraviṣayā, nāsau dharmādigocarā, nahi kaścid dṛṣṭaḥ śruto vārtho 'sti yo dharmādinā vinā nopapannaḥ
Presumption [arthāpatti] envisages only an alternate thing that must be presumed [to exist] because something seen or heard would be inexplicable without it; it cannot apply to dharma and other [such things], since there is nothing seen or heard that would be inexplicable without dharma and such [entities].