tathā hi tadapi liṅgāditrayaṃ buddher asiddhāvasiddham iti tasyāpi parataḥsiddhir anveṣṭavyā, tatrāpyaparaliṅgādisamāśrayaṇe sarvatra paryanuyoge cānavasthāprasaṅgaḥ /
For indeed, since these three [means] beginning with inferential indicators are not established until cognition is established, their establishment must also be sought elsewhere, and when recourse is taken to other inferential indicators and so forth, an infinite regress follows in every case.