kiñca pramāṇamavisaṃvādijñānam ityanenārthakriyādhigamalakṣaṇaphalaprāpakahetor jñānasyedaṃ lakṣaṇam ucyate /
Moreover, when it is said that "valid cognition is non-contradictory cognition," this states the definition of cognition as the cause that brings about the result characterized by the attainment of purposeful action.