ataḥ svārambhakāvayavasaṃniveśaviśiṣṭatvād ityasya hetor āśrayāsiddhatā kasmād ity āha asiddher yathābhihitadharmiṇi iti /
"Therefore, why does the reason 'because it possesses a particular arrangement of its constituent parts' have its substratum unproven? [The answer is:] Because the subject as stated is unproven."