athātmaguṇasvabhāvā bhāvanā sādhayitum iṣṭā tadā kvacid api tathāvidhayā saha smṛtyādīnām anvayāsiddheranaikāntikatā hetoḥ /
If [what] is intended to be proved is impression as having the nature of a quality of the soul, then, since no concomitance between such [an impression] and remembrance etc. has ever been established, the reason is inconclusive.