abhāvāc ca pramāṇāt pratyakṣādinivṛttirūpāt, sadmani gṛhe, caitrābhāvaniścaye sati, siddho jīvanaviśiṣṭaścaitrābhāva iti, bhavedevāsyā abhāvotthāyā arthāpatteḥ pramāṇatā //
Due to the absence of evidence in the form of direct perception etc., when there is certainty of Caitra's absence in the house (sadman), the absence of Caitra qualified by [his] being alive is established, [and] thus this presumption arising from absence would indeed have validity as a means of knowledge.