tathā hi yadi vedādhyāyinaḥ śuddadhiyo 'pi parair vināśyamānān vedanānaudāsīnyamālambamānā nācakṣīraṃs tadā sambhāvyate 'nya evāyaṃ vedaḥ praticchāyatāṃ yāta iti /
For if the students of the Veda, though pure-minded, remained indifferent and did not notice [when] the Vedas were being corrupted by others, then it would be possible that this Veda might become merely a shadow [of its original form].