saṃvatsaragrahaṇam anarthakam parimāṇāntasya iti kṛtatvāt .

saṃvatsaragrahaṇam anarthakam .

kim kāraṇam .

parimāṇāntasya iti kṛtatvāt .

parimāṇāntasya asañjñāśāṇayoḥ iti eva siddham .

jñāpakam tu kālaparimāṇānām vṛddhipratiṣedhasya .

evam tarhi jñāpayati ācāryaḥ kālaparimāṇānām vṛddhiḥ na bhavati iti .

kim etasya jñāpane prayojanam .

dvairātrikaḥ , trairātrikaḥ , atra vṛddhiḥ na bhavati .

na etat asti prayojanam .

na asti atra viśeṣaḥ satyām vā uttarapadavṛddhau asatyām vā .

idam tarhi .

dvasamikaḥ , traisamikaḥ .

idam ca api prayojanam dvairātrikaḥ , trairātrikaḥ .

nanu ca uktam na asti atra viśeṣaḥ satyām vā uttarapadavṛddhau asatyām vā iti .

ayam asti viśeṣaḥ .

yadi atra uttarapadavṛddhiḥ syāt acām ādeḥ vṛddhiḥ na syāt .

aparaḥ āha : jñāpakam tu kālaparimāṇānām parimāṇāgrahaṇasya .

evam tarhi jñāpayati ācāryaḥ kālaparimāṇānām parimāṇagrahaṇena grahaṇam na bhavati iti .

kim etasya jñāpane prayojanam .

aparimāṇabistācitakambalyebhyaḥ na taddhitaluki dvivarṣā , trivarṣā .

parimāṇaparyudāsena paryudāsaḥ na bhavati