evaṃ tāvat sādhyadharmivikalpena pakṣadoṣamudbhāvyedānīṃ sādhyadharmavikalpenodvibhāvayiṣurāha anityatvaṃ cetyādi /
Having thus pointed out the defects in the subject through various alternatives regarding the nature of the subject [śabda], [the author] now proceeds to point out [defects] through various alternatives regarding the nature of the probandum [non-eternality] by saying "and non-eternality" etc.