hanaḥ karaṇe anarthakam vacanam hiṃsārthebhyaḥ ṇamulvidhānāt .

hanaḥ karaṇe anarthakam vacanam .

kim kāraṇam .

hiṃsārthebhyaḥ ṇamulvidhānāt .

hiṃsārthebhyaḥ ṇamulvidhīyate .

tena eva siddham .

arthavat tu ahiṃsārthasya vidhānāt .

arthavat tu hanteḥ ṇamulvacanam .

kaḥ arthaḥ .

ahiṃsārthasya vidhānāt .

ahiṃsārthānām ṇamul yathā syāt .

asti punaḥ ayam kva cit hantiḥ ahiṃsārthaḥ yadarthaḥ vidhiḥ syāt .

asti iti āha .

pāṇyupaghātam vedim hanti .

nityasamāsārtham ca .

nityasamāsārtham ca hiṃsārthāt api hanteḥ anena vidhiḥ eṣitavyaḥ .

katham punaḥ icchatā api hiṃsārthāt hanteḥ anena vidhiḥ labhyaḥ .

anena astu tena vā iti tena syāt vipratiṣedhena .

hanteḥ pūrvavipratiṣedhaḥ vārttikena eva jñāpitaḥ .

yat ayam nityasamāsārtham ca iti āha tat jñāpayati ācāryaḥ hiṃsārthāt api hanteḥ anena vidhiḥ bhavati iti .