anurūpo hi saṃsargī syād ity anyārthakalpanā / vailakṣaṇye tu buddhīnām idam evāśritaṃ varam // sāmarthyaniyamo hy atra kalpanīyo varaṃ sa ca / anvayavyatirekābhyāṃ kalpito jñātaśaktiṣu //
The assumption of something else [as cause] is based on [the idea] that a correlate should be of similar nature. But given the distinctness of cognitions, it is better to accept just this [which we proposed]. For it is better to assume this restriction of capacity which has been ascertained through [positive and negative] concomitance in [cases where] capacities are known.