kimartham idam ucyate .

anyatra abhidheyasya anityatvāt chandobrāhmaṇānām tadviṣayavacanam .

anyatra abhidheyam anityam bhavati .

pāṇinīyam iti vā bhavati pāṇinīyāḥ iti vā .

anyatra abhidheyasya anityatvāt chandobrāhmaṇānām api anityatā prāpnoti .

iṣyate ca tadviṣayatā eva syāt iti .

tat ca antareṇa yatnam na sidhyati iti chandobrāhmaṇānām tadviṣayavacanam .

evamartham idam ucyate .

asti prayojanam etat .

kim tarhi iti .

tatra yathādhikāram tadviṣayaprasaṅgaḥ .

tatra yathādhikāram tadviṣayatā prāpnoti .

adhīte veda iti vartate .

tena adhyetṛveditroḥ eva tadviṣayatā syāt .

ye anye upacārāḥ tatra na syāt .

yathā iha bhavati pāṇinīyam mahat suvihitam iti evam iha api syāt kaṭham mahat suvihitam iti .

siddham tu proktādhikāre tadviṣayavacanāt .

siddham etat .

katham .

proktādhikāre eva tadviṣayatā vaktavyā .

tena proktam .

chandobrāhmaṇāni adhyetṛveditroḥ eva iti .

tat tarhi adhyetṛveditṛgrahaṇam kartavyam .

nanu ca iha api kriyate .

parārtham etad bhavati tat adhīte tat veda iti .

evam tarhi yāvat iha chandobrāhmaṇagrahaṇam tāvat atra adhyetṛveditṛgrahaṇam .

nanu ca tatra api kriyate .

parārtham tat bhaviṣyati .

purāṇprokteṣu brāhmaṇakalpeṣu śaunakādibhyaḥ chandasi iti .

iha vā chandobrāhmaṇagrahaṇam kriyate tatra vā adhyetṛveditṛgrahaṇam .

kaḥ nu atra viśeṣaḥ .