nīlādiṣvekārthasamavāyād upacariteyaṃ paratvādibuddhirato 'naikāntikatā hetoḥ pāramparyeṇa nīlādiṣvapi paratvāder nimittabhāvopagamāt sādhyavikalatā ca dṛṣṭāntasyeti cen na /
[If it is objected] that "in the case of blue and other [qualities], this notion of priority etc. is figurative due to inherence in one object, and therefore the reason is not inconclusive, and since priority etc. are accepted as causes even in blue etc. through succession, the example lacks the probandum" – [we say] no.