tathā hi tasyaiva pramāṇatvena niścitatvāt tasya pramāṇatvaṃ niścīyata itihetuhetumadbhāvena vākyārtho duḥśliṣṭaḥsyād avyatirekāt
For thus, since the very same [cognition] is determined as being valid means of knowledge, if from that its validity is determined, such a meaning of the statement involving cause and effect would be poorly constructed due to [their] non-difference