prayogaḥ yo 'yam atītaḥ kālaḥ sa sarvajñaśūnyaḥ kālatvāt sāmpratakālavat tatra sādhyaviparyaye bādhakapramāṇānupadarśanāt sandigdhavyatirekitvam ityato 'naikāntikatā hetoḥ /
The formulation [is]: "This past time must be devoid of an omniscient being because it is time, like the present time." Because no defeating proof for the opposite of what is to be proved has been shown, there is doubtful negative concomitance, and hence the reason is inconclusive.