asarūpāṇām yuvasthavirastrīpuṃsānām viśeṣasya avivakṣitatvāt sāmānyasya ca vivakṣitatvāt siddham .

asarūpāṇām yuvasthavirastrīpuṃsānām viśeṣaḥ ca avivakṣitaḥ sāmānyam ca vivakṣitam .

viśeṣasya avivakṣitatvāt sāmānyasya ca vivakṣitatvāt sarūpāṇām ekaśeṣaḥ ekavibhaktau iti eva siddham .

pumān striyā iha kasmāt na bhavati : brāhmaṇavatsā ca brāhmaṇīvatsaḥ ca iti .

brāhmaṇavatsābrāhmaṇīvatsayoḥ vibhaktiparasya viśeṣavācakatvāt anekaśeṣaḥ .

brāhmaṇavatsābrāhmaṇīvatsayoḥ liṅgasya vibhaktiparasya viśeṣavācakatvāt ekaśeṣaḥ na bhaviṣyati .

yatra liṅgam vibhaktiparam eva viśeṣavācakam tatra ekaśeṣaḥ bhavati .

na atra liṅgam vibhaktiparam eva viśeṣavācakam .

yadi tarhi yatra liṅgam vibhaktiparam eva viśeṣavācakam tatra ekaśeṣaḥ bhavati iha na prāpnoti : kārakaḥ ca kārikā ca kārakau .

na hi atra liṅgam vibhaktiparam eva viśeṣavācakam .

katham punaḥ idam vijñāyate : śabdaḥ yā strī tallakṣaṇaḥ cet eva viśeṣaḥ iti āhosvit arthaḥ yā strī tallakṣaṇaḥ cet eva viśeṣaḥ iti .

kim ca ataḥ .

yadi vijñāyate śabdaḥ yā strī tallakṣaṇaḥ cet eva viśeṣaḥ iti siddham kārakaḥ ca kārikā ca kārakau .

idam tu na sidhyati : gomān ca gomatī ca gomantau .

atha vijñāyate arthaḥ yā strī tallakṣaṇaḥ cet eva viśeṣaḥ iti siddham gomān ca gomatī ca gomantau .

idam tu na sidhyati : kārakaḥ ca kārikā ca kārakau .

ubhayathā api paṭuḥ ca paṭvī ca paṭū* iti etat na sidhyati .

evam tarhi na evam vijñāyate śabdaḥ yā strī tallakṣaṇaḥ cet eva viśeṣaḥ iti na api arthaḥ yā strī tallakṣaṇaḥ cet eva viśeṣaḥ iti .

katham tarhi .

śabdārthau yā strī tatsadbhāvena ca tallakṣaṇaḥ viśeṣaḥ āśrīyate .

evam ca kṛtvā iha api prāptiḥ : brāhmaṇavatsā ca brāhmaṇīvatsaḥ ca iti .

evam tarhi idam iha vyapadeśyam sat ācāryaḥ na vyapadiśati .

kim .

tat iti anuvartate .

tat iti anena prakṛtau strīpuṃsau pratinirdiśyete .

kau ca prakṛtau .

pradhāne .

pradhānam yā śabdastrī pradhānam yā arthastrī iti .