bhavatu nāma jijñāsitaviśeṣo dharmī prakṛtaḥ, tathāpi sā kriyamāṇā vyavasthā prakṛtaṃ dharmiṇam āśritya kathaṃ kartavyetyāha jijñāsiteti
Let it be that the subject [dharmin] whose particular nature is to be known is under discussion; still, how is that distinction to be made with reference to that subject under discussion?