nāpi dvitīyaḥ pakṣaḥ, prāgubhayasvabhāvarahitasya jñānasya niḥsvabhāvatvaprasaṅgāt / nahi parasparaparihārasthitalakṣaṇayoḥ prāmāṇyetarayorabhāve rūpāntaram asya śakyamavadhārayitum ity asaṃśayamasyānupākhyatvam āpadyete /
Nor [is] the second position [tenable], because a cognition lacking both natures initially would result in being natureless. For in the absence of validity and invalidity, which have mutually exclusive characteristics, no other form of it can be determined, thus it would undoubtedly result in its being indescribable.