syād etat nahi bauddher evamiṣṭam, yenaivaṃ sādhyetetyāha tulye nyāye na kiṃ matam iti / yadyayam artho yuktyupetaḥ syāttadā kimiti bauddhaonābyupagacchet, nahinyāyopapanne 'rthe prekśāvato 'nabhyupagamo yuktaḥ / mābhūd bauddhasya prekṣāvato 'bhyupagamas tathāpi nyāyādevamāpādyate bhavata iti brūmahe //
[If] this objection might arise: "The Buddhist does not accept this, so how can it be proven thus?" [We reply:] When the reasoning is the same, why should it not be accepted? If this meaning is supported by reason, then why should the Buddhist not accept it? It is not proper for a rational person to reject what is established by reason. Even if the rational Buddhist does not accept it, we still maintain that this follows for you from reason alone.