Adhyāya 3, Āhnika 1, Sūtra 68
tad evaṃ nyāyaviruddhaṃ pravādaṃ pratiṣidhya na sarvaguṇānupalabdher iti coditaṃ samādhīyate —
pūrvapūrvaguṇotkarṣāt tat tat pradhānam // 3.1.68 //
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