tathā hi yadi doṣābhāvena prāmāṇyam upalakṣyate tadā spaṣṭam eva parataḥprāmāaṇyam uktaṃ syāt, tataś ca svataḥprāmāṇyamityetad vacanaṃ parāhataṃ syāt /
For if validity is characterized by absence of defects, then clearly validity would be [established] through external [means], and thus the statement that "validity is inherent" would be contradicted.