yattāvat pauruṣeyaṃ tadapramāṇam eva svayaṃ mīmāṃsakair atīndriyārthaviṣaye 'bhyupagamyate, yaccāpauruṣeyaṃ tadapyapramāṇam iti niveditam /
Whatever [word] is of human origin, that is accepted by the Mīmāṃsakas themselves as non-authoritative regarding supersensible matters, and whatever [word] is not of human origin, that too has been shown to be non-authoritative.