tathā hi na vyasanitayā sarvajño 'nviṣyate prekṣāvatā, kiṃ tarhi tadvacanād dharmādharmau jñātvā pravartiṣye nivartiṣye veti pravṛttinivṛttikāmatayā, naca sāmānyena siddhenāpi tena pravṛttiṃ prati puruṣasya kaścid upayogo 'sti, viśeṣaparijñānam antareṇa tadvacanāniścayāt, tasmāt sa eva viśeṣaḥ pravṛttikāmena sādhanīya iti sāmānyapratijñānaṃ pratijñānyūnam eva
Indeed, a wise person does not seek an omniscient being out of mere curiosity, but rather with the desire for engagement and withdrawal [from action], thinking "I will engage in or withdraw from [actions] after knowing dharma and adharma from his words." And even when proved in general, it has no utility for a person's activity, because without knowledge of the particular there can be no certainty about his words. Therefore, that very particular [person] must be proved by one desiring to act, [and] thus the general proposition falls short of [what needs to be] proved.