Vaisesika Sūtra 3.2.06

यज्ञदत्त इति संन्निकर्षे प्रत्यक्षाभावाद् द्रुष्टं लिङ्गं न विद्यते ॥६॥

yajñadatta iti saṁnikarṣe pratyakṣa-abhāvāt dṛṣṭaṁ liṅgaṁ na vidyate ॥6॥

[यज्ञदत्त (yajñadatta) - Yajñadatta; इति (iti) - thus; संन्निकर्षे (saṁnikarṣe) - in proximity / nearness; प्रत्यक्षाभावात् (pratyakṣa-abhāvāt) - due to absence of direct perception; द्रुष्टं (dṛṣṭaṁ) - seen / perceived; लिङ्गं (liṅgaṁ) - indication; न (na) - not; विद्यते (vidyate) - exists;]

The indication of Yajñadatta in proximity is not perceived due to absence of direct perception.