atha na siddham, anupalabhyamānatvād ityayaṃ hetur api na sidhyatītyasiddho hetur itipūrvavad vācyaṃ dūṣaṇaṃ yathā sadātmatvasādhane hetāvuktam//
If it is not established, then this reason "because it is not apprehended" also is not established—thus the reason is inadmissible, and the refutation should be stated as before, just as it was stated regarding the reason for proving existence.