tataś ca yathā guṇāḥ sattāmātreṇa doṣavyāvartanakṣamās tathā doṣā api guṇavyāvartanasamarthā iti tat kimucyate doṣaiścājñāyamānatvān na prāmāṇyamapodyata iti, etad āśaṅkyāha doṣāḥ santītyādi /
Thus, just as excellences are capable of negating defects by their mere existence, defects too might be capable of negating excellences; so why is it said that "due to defects not being cognized, validity is not set aside"? Anticipating this [objection], he states "doṣāḥ santi" etc.