anyathā hi nedaṃ nirātmakaṃ jīvaccharīramaprāṇādimattvaprasaṅgādityetannopapadyate /
Otherwise, [if it were so,] the [Naiyāyika's] argument that "this living body cannot be without a soul, for [if it were] it would lead to the absence of breathing and other [vital functions]" would not be tenable.