tad itthaṃ vājapyāyanācāryamatena sārvatrikī jātipadārthavyavasthopapadyate | vyāḍimate tu sarvaśabdānāṃ dravyam arthaḥ, tasyaiva sākṣāt kriyāsamanvayopapatter vākyārthāṅgatayā codanāviṣayatvāt | yathāha— codanāsu ca tasyārambhād
* iti | ekajātisamanvayavaśena cātra saṃketopapattiḥ |
* anabhidhīyamānāpi jātir upalakṣaṇīkriyate śabdārthe, yathā gṛhādau kākādiḥ |
* ākhyāte 'pi ca sādhanādhāradravyaprādhānyaṃ vyāḍimate | devadattaḥ pacatīti dravyeṇaiva sākṣāt sāmānādhikaraṇyopapatteḥ | kriyā tu guṇabhūtātra, vyāpārāviṣṭaṃ hi dravyam ākhyātārthaḥ | idaṃ tad iti sarvanāmapratyavamarśayogyaṃ cātra dravyam iti
* sārvatrikīyaṃ vyavasthā | tathā ca vakṣyati—
dravyadharmā padārthe tu dravye sarvo 'rtha ucyata iti |*
ata eva śuklādīnām api dravyapadārthatā siddhā |
* tattadupādhivyavacchinnaṃ vā brahma dravyaśabdavācyaṃ sarvaśabdānāṃ viṣaya iti vakṣyata eva |
* vyaktiparyāyo vā dravyaśabda iti jātivyaktivikalpena sarvaśabdaviṣayaḥ | tathā ca
sarvaśabdānām ity abhidhānāt padād apy
apoddhāre prakṛtipratyayarūpasyāpi śabdasya yathāyogaṃ kriyākārakasaṃkhyādir apoddhārapadārtho jātivyaktibhedena samāmnātaḥ | ubhayasyāpi
vāśabdāt pratīter ubhayaṃ padārthaḥ | guṇapradhānabhāvabhedāśrayas tu matavikalpaḥ |
nityatvopavarṇanaṃ ca siddhe śabdārthasaṃbandha ity atra bhāṣye —
yasmiṃs tattvaṃ na vihanyata iti |*
dravyasyāpi nityatvam, pravāhanityatayā
* śabdāt sadaiva pratīteḥ || 2 ||