The Compendium of Caraka 4.3.15_4

4.3.15_4

yadi ca darśanādibhirātmā viṣayān vetti, nirindriyo darśanādivirahādajñaḥ syāt, ajñatvādakāraṇam, akāraṇatvācca nātmeti vāgnastumātrametadvacanamanarthaṃ syāditi(hovāca bharadvājaḥ)//

And if the self perceives objects through sight and the like, being devoid of senses through the absence of sight and the like it would be an ignoramus; being an ignoramus it would not be a cause, and because it is not a cause it would not be the self—thus this statement would be a mere destruction of speech, meaning nothing—so said Bharadvāja.