Nyāya Sūtras 72
Nyāyabhāṣya 72
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72.2
paścāt siddhau na pramāṇebhyaḥ prameyasiddhiḥ ||
Nyāyasūtra 2.1.10: If it is established afterward, there is no establishment of the object of valid cognition from the means of valid cognition.
72.3
asati pramāṇe kena pramīyamāṇo 'rthaḥ prameyaḥ syāt pramāṇena khalu pramīyamāṇo 'rthaḥ prameyam ity etat sidhyati//
If the means of valid cognition does not exist, being cognized by what could the object be an object of valid cognition? Indeed, it is established that an object being cognized by a means of valid cognition is an object of valid cognition.
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- Nyāyavārttika — Uddyotakara, Sanskrit
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- Nyāyasūtra — Akṣapāda Gautama, Sanskrit