idam sarveṣu strīgrahaṇeṣu vicāryate : strīgrahaṇe strīpratyayagrahaṇam vā syāt stryarthagrahaṇam vā strīśabdagrahaṇam vā iti .

kim ca ataḥ .

yadi pratyayagrahaṇam vā śabdagrahaṇam vā gārgī ca gārgyāyaṇau ca gargāḥ : kena yaśabdaḥ na śrūyeta .

astriyām iti hi luk ucyate .

iha ca gārgī ca gārgyāyaṇau ca gargān paśya : tasmāt śasaḥ naḥ puṃsi iti natvam na prāpnoti .

atha arthagrahaṇam na doṣaḥ bhavati .

yathā na doṣaḥ tathā astu