athāpi syād bhavatu pramāṇam, upamānaṃ tat kathaṃ pratyakṣādeḥ pṛthak prāaṇam ity āha nahīti /
Even if it be accepted as a pramāṇa, [the question arises] how is upamāna a separate pramāṇa from perception and so forth? [To this, the author] says "na hi."