prayogaḥ yadupalabdhilakṣaṇaprāptaṃ sadyatra nopalabhyate tat tatra nāsti, yathā kvacit pradeśaviśeṣe ghaṭādiranupalabhyamānaḥ, nopalabhyate ca guṇāvayavebhyo 'rthāntarabhūtas tatraiva deśe guṇī dṛśyatvenāmimato 'vayavī ceti svabhāvānupalabdheḥ /
The syllogism is: Whatever, while being perceptible, is not perceived somewhere, does not exist there - just as an unperceived jar etc. in some particular place. And neither a quality-possessor distinct from qualities and components, though held to be visible, nor a composite [distinct from its components] is perceived in that same place - [this constitutes] a natural non-perception.