tathā hi vacanaliṅgād vivakṣā pratīyata iti manyamānena parasmai svābhiprāyanivedanāya vyāharatā darśitamanumānasya prāmāṇyam, naca tat pramāṇamiti bruvatā tadeva pratiṣiddhamitītaretaravyāghātaḥ /
For when someone speaks to convey their intention to another, thinking that "intention is understood from verbal signs," they demonstrate the validity of inference through their speaking, yet deny that very [validity] by saying "that is not a valid means [of cognition]" – [thus creating] mutual contradiction.