yadā tu dharmyevāsiddhas tadā tasyaiva pratiṣedhā jyāyān, tenaitāvadeva vaktavyaṃ vṛttir eva nāstīti natu viśeṣapratiṣedhaḥ tac ca na yuktaṃ pratyakṣata evāvayaveṣvayavavino vṛttisiddheḥ /
When, however, the substratum itself is not admitted, then it is better to deny that [substratum] itself, so one should only state that "there is no subsistence" and not [make] a denial of any particular characteristic; yet this [denial] is not correct, since the subsistence of the whole in [its] parts is established by direct perception.