kimartham jāgarteḥ vṛddhipratiṣedhaḥ ucyate .

sici vṛddhiḥ mā bhūt iti .

na etat asti prayojanam .

jāgarteḥ guṇaḥ ucyate vṛddhiviṣaye pratiṣedhaviṣaye ca saḥ bādhakaḥ bhaviṣyati .

guṇe tarhi kṛte raparatve ca halantalakṣaṇā vṛddhiḥ prāpnoti .

na iṭi iti tasyāḥ pratiṣedhaḥ bhaviṣyati .

iyam tarhi pratiṣedhottarakālā vṛddhiḥ ārabhyate ataḥ rlāntasya iti .

aparaḥ āha : kakṣyayā kakṣyā nimātavyā .

sici vṛddhiḥ ca prāpnoti guṇāḥ ca .

guṇaḥ bhavati .

guṇe kṛte raparatve ca halantalakṣaṇā vṛddhiḥ prāpnoti na iṭi iti ca tasyāḥ pratiṣedhaḥ bhavati .

pratiṣedhottarakālam ataḥ halādeḥ laghoḥ iti vibhāṣā vṛddhiḥ prāpnoti na ca kim cit .

ataḥ rlāntasya iti ca vṛddhiḥ prāpnoti na ca kim cit