vastvabhāvāt pramāṇasya pramābhāvāc ca vastunaḥ / nāstitā yadi gamyeta bhaved anyonyasaṃśrayaḥ //
If non-existence were to be apprehended from the absence of the means of cognition due to absence of the object, and [absence] of the object due to absence of valid cognition, there would be mutual dependence.