ahampratyayatvamātraṃ puruṣāntarīyeṣvapyahaṅkāreṣu pravartata ityato 'naikāntikatvaparihārārtham ekasantānasambaddhajñātṛviṣayatvaṃ hetuviśeṣaṇaṃ kṛtam /
Since the mere character of being an I-notion applies also to the I-notions of other persons, therefore to avoid [the fault of] inconclusiveness, the probans has been qualified by [the specification of] pertaining to a cognizer connected with one and the same continuum.