bhavatu nāma svābhāviko 'rthasambandho 'pauruṣeyatvena vedasya, tathāpi veṣṭasiddhir ity anaikāntikatām eva samarthāyam āha āha api cetyādi /
Let it be granted that due to [its] being non-human-authored, the Veda has an inherent connection with [its] meaning; even then, what is desired [by the Mīmāṃsaka] is not established, as [the reason] becomes inconclusive