tatra pratyakṣasiddho 'rtho bāhyo bhavannaneko vā paramāṇuto 'bhinno bhavet, ekovā tairārabdho 'vayavī, sthūlo 'nārabdho veti pakṣāḥ /
In this regard, if an external object were established by perception, it would have to be either [1] many and non-different from atoms, or [2] one [whole] composed of them as parts, or [3] a gross [entity] not composed [of parts] - these are the alternatives.