kiṃ ca yadi cāsau dharmī pakṣadharmatvaniścayāt prāgjñātas tadā niṣphalaḥ pakṣadharmatvādiniścaye prayatnaḥ, dharmipratipattyartho hi sarvaḥ, prayāsaḥsa cet pratipannaḥ kimidānīṃ pakṣadharmatvādinirūpaṇaprayāsena
Moreover, if that dharmin is known prior to determining the pakṣadharmatva, then the effort to determine pakṣadharmatva etc. is futile, for all effort is for the sake of understanding the dharmin; if that is already understood, what now is the use of effort to examine pakṣadharmatva etc.?