atha svataḥprāmāṇyamityanenāyam artho 'bhipretaḥ, jātānām uttarakālaṃ svata eva kāraṇāntarānapekṣāṇāṃ svakārye vṛttiḥ hetubhāva iti yāvat /
By the phrase "svataḥprāmāṇya" [self-validity], this meaning is intended: after [cognitions] have arisen, their operation towards their own effects occurs independently, without requiring other causes — that is to say, [this refers to] their causal efficacy.