tac ca pratibimbakamadhyavasitabāhyavasturūpatvān na pratiṣedhamātram / ata eva kiṃ goviṣayo 'thāgoviṣaya ityasya vikalpadvayasyānupapattiḥ, goviṣayatvenaiva tasya vidhirūpatayāpyavasīyamānatvāt //
And this [reflection], being in the form of an external object that is determined through reflection, is not mere negation. Therefore there is no possibility of the two alternatives -- whether it has cow as its object or non-cow as its object -- because it is determined as having a positive form specifically with reference to cow.