1200 ta ime pramāṇādayaḥ padārthā uddiṣṭā lakṣitāḥ parīkṣitāś ceti//24// yo 'kṣapādam ṛṣiṃ nyāyaḥ pratyabhād vadatāṃ varam/ tasya vātsyāyana idaṃ bhāṣyajātam avartayat// iti śrīvātsyāyanīye nyāyabhāṣye pañcamo 'dhyāyaḥ/