yad uktaṃ siddhe svataḥpramāṇatve sāpavādanivāraṇīti tan na yuktam āśaṅkāyā asambhavād iti pratipāditam, idānīṃ bhavatu nāmāprāmāṇyāśaṅkānivṛttaye sādhanaprayogaḥ, tathāpi bhavanmatena so 'pi na yukta iti darśayann āha ayaṃ cetyādi /
What was said – "when validity is established as self-evident, [the arguments serve] to ward off objections" – that is not correct, as doubt is impossible, as has been shown. Now, let there be an application of proof to remove the doubt of invalidity; even then, according to your view, that too is not correct – thus showing [this], he says "ayaṃ ca" etc.