vṛttiḥ --- atrātiprasiddhatvāt pramāṇānāṃ śāstrakāreṇa bhedanirūpaṇenaiva gatatvāllakṣaṇasya pṛthak lakṣaṇaṃ na kṛtam| pramāṇalakṣaṇantu --- avisaṃvādi jñānaṃ pramāṇamiti| indriyadvāreṇa bāhyavastūparāgāccittasya tadviṣayasāmānyaviśeṣātmano+arthasya viśeṣāvadhāraṇapradhānā vṛttiḥ pratyakṣam| gṛhītasambandhālliṅgālliṅgini sāmānyādhyavasāyo+anumānam| āptavacanamāgamaḥ ||7||

evaṃ pramāṇarūpāṃ vṛttiṃ vyākhyāya viparyayarūpāmāha ---