yadi ca pratyabhijñā pūrvapramāṇagṛhītārthaviṣayā syāt tadā niṣpannapramitikriye 'rthe pravṛttyāsādhakatamatvāt katham iva pramāṇatāmaśnuvīta
If Recognition has for its object something that has already been grasped by a previous means of knowledge, then how could it acquire the status of a means of knowledge, since it would not be the most effective agent due to operating on an object whose cognitive action is already accomplished?