यतो हि पूर्वानुभवसंस्कारात् स्मृतिसंभवः
यद्य् एवम् अन्तर्गडुना को ऽर्थः स्यात् स्थायिनात्मना ॥५॥
yato hi pūrvānubhavasaṃskārāt smṛtisaṃbhavaḥ
yady evam antargaḍunā ko 'rthaḥ syāt sthāyinātmanā
— since, because; — for, indeed; — from the latent trace of the prior experience; — the arising of memory; — if; — thus, so; — by an internal wen (a superfluous excrescence); — what?; — purpose, use; — would there be; — by an abiding (permanent); — by the Self
(Opponent's conclusion:) Since memory arises from the latent trace of the prior experience, if that is so, what use is there for an abiding permanent Self — a mere internal excrescence?