ekena devadattādisantānena sambaddho yo jñātā tatra tasya vā ye 'hampratyayā ekasantānasambaddhajñātrahampratyayāḥ tadbhāvastatvam /
[The probans consists in their] being such I-notions as belong to a cognizer who is connected with one and the same continuum, such as that of a single person like Devadatta.