arthagrahaṇam kimartham na tasau matau iti eva ucyeta .
tasau matau iti iyati ucyamāne ihaiva syāt payasvān yaśasvān .
iha na syāt payasvī yaśasvī .
arthagrahaṇe punaḥ kriyamāṇe matupi ca siddham bhavati yaḥ ca nyaḥ tena samānārthaḥ tasmin ca .
yadi arthagrahaṇam kriyate payasvān yaśasvān atra na prāpnoti .
kim kāraṇam .
na hi matup matvarthe vartate .
matup api matvarthe vartate .
tat yathā devadattaśālāyām brāhmaṇā ānīyantām iti ukte yadi devadattaḥ pi brāhmaṇaḥ bhavati saḥ api ānīyate .