anyeṣāṃ nityamanaḥkāladigīśādīnāṃ pūrvaṃ pratikṣepāt svopādānasya cānabhyupagame 'hetukatvaṃ syāt tataścāyaṃ vijñānāditvalakṣaṇo niyato dharmo
[Since] all other causes, such as eternal Mind, Time, Space, God and so forth, have been rejected before, and [since] the view that [Cognition] arises out of itself is not accepted, [therefore] it would have to be without cause; and consequently this fixed property characterized by being Cognition etc.