लक्षणप्रमाणाभ्यां वस्तुसिद्धिः, न तु केवलप्रतिज्ञामात्रेण ।
lakṣaṇa-pramāṇābhyāṁ vastu-siddhiḥ, na tu kevala-pratijñā-mātreṇa |
(Unknown Source)
“Determination of an object arises from characteristics (lakṣaṇa) and a means of valid cognition (pramāṇa), not merely by an assertion.”
Commentary
An unqualified assertion about an object is insufficient to determine what it actually is.