sātmano 'pariṇāmo vā vijñānaṃ vānyavastuni // pratyakṣāder arthāpattiparyantasyānutpattiḥ pramāṇābhāva iṣyate.
Either the non-transformation of the self or the cognition regarding another object // The non-arising of [means of cognition] from perception up to arthāpatti is considered to be pramāṇābhāva.