sarvādīni iti kaḥ ayam samāsaḥ .
bahuvrīhiḥ iti āha .
kaḥ asya vigrahaḥ .
sarvaśabdaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām tāni imāni iti .
yadi evam sarvaśabdasya sarvanāmasañjñā na prāpnoti .
kim kāraṇam .
anyapadārthatvāt bahuvrīheḥ .
bahuvrīhiḥ ayam anyapadārthe vartate .
tena yat anyat sarvaśabdāt tasya sarvanāmasñjñā prāpnoti .
tat yathā citraguḥ ānīyatām iti ukte yasya tāḥ gāvaḥ bhavanti sa ānīyate na gāvaḥ .
na eṣaḥ doṣaḥ .
bhavati bahuvrīhau tadguṇasaṃvijñānam api .
tat yathā : citravāsam ānaya .
lohitoṣṇīṣāḥ ṛtvijaḥ pracaranti .
tadguṇaḥ ānīyate tadguṇāḥ ca pracaranti .