tadvṛttyātmaka ityevaṃ tataḥ saṃjñāmātrānvayo doṣastaṃ darśayati ata ityādi / prāgapi sambandhināśāt /
[The statement that] "it consists of their existence" would thus be mere verbal association, a defect which is pointed out by [the words] "therefore" etc., [even] before the destruction of the relatum.