anyatrānubhūtaviṣayābhya iti vacanāt / anyathā hi yadi sārūpyāt sarvatra prāmāṇyaṃ niścīyate tadānyatrānubhūtaviṣayābhya iti pratiṣedho 'narthakaḥ syāt
[This is clear] from the statement "apart from [cognitions] of apprehended objects." For otherwise, if validity were ascertained everywhere through similarity, then the exclusion "[apart from cognitions] of apprehended objects" would be meaningless.