evaṃ prathamaṃ śābdalakṣaṇamasambhavīti pratipādyākampajñānajanmata ityasya hetor asiddhatāmupasaṃhāreṇa darśayann āha ata ityādi
Having thus shown that the first characteristic of verbal testimony is impossible, [the author] demonstrates the invalidity of the reason "because it gives rise to unshakeable knowledge" by concluding with the words "therefore" and so forth.