kimarthaḥ ṅakāraḥ .

sāmānyagrahaṇārthaḥ .

au , iti ucyamāne prathamādvivacanasya eva syāt .

atha api auṭ iti ucyate evam api dvitīyādvivacanasya eva syāt .

asti prayojanam etat .

kim tarhi iti .

ṅitkāryam tu prāpnoti .

khaṭve māle .

yāṭ āpaḥ iti yāṭ prāpnoti .

na eṣaḥ doṣaḥ .

na evam vijñāyate ṅakāraḥ it asya saḥ ayam ṅit ṅiti iti .

katham tarhi .

ṅaḥ eva it ṅit ṅiti iti .

evam sati varṇagrahaṇam idam bhavati varṇagrahaṇeṣu ca etat bhavati yasmin vidhiḥ tadādau algrahaṇe iti .

na doṣaḥ bhavati .

atha vā varṇagrahaṇam idam bhavati na ca etat varṇagrahaṇeṣu bhavati : ananubandhakagrahaṇe na sānubandhakasya iti .

atha vā pūrvasūtranirdeśaḥ ayam pūrvasūtreṣu ca ye anubandhāḥ na taiḥ iha itkāryāṇi kriyante .

aukāraḥ ayam śīvidhau ṅit gṛhītaḥ ṅit ca asmākam na asti kaḥ ayam prakāraḥ .

sāmānyārthaḥ tasya ca āsañjane asmin ṅitkāryam te śyām prasaktam saḥ doṣaḥ .

ṅittve vidyāt varṇanirdeśamātram varṇe yat syāt tat ca vidyāt tadādau .

varṇaḥ ca ayam tena ṅittve api adoṣaḥ nirdeśaḥ ayam pūrvasūtreṇa vā syāt .