virodhābhāvāc ca na śyāmetaravarṇābhāvasiddhiḥ / nacaitad vyatiriktaṃ liṅgam astyanyatra pratibandhābhāvāt / naca pratibandhamantareṇa gamakatvam atiprasaṅgāt tasmān nāyaṃ hetur nāpi
And due to absence of contradiction, there is no establishing the absence of colors other than dark. And apart from these, there is no other valid inferential sign due to absence of invariable connection. And without invariable connection there can be no indicative power due to [unwanted] over-application. Therefore this is neither a [valid] reason nor [complete].