nanu bāhye na tatrāsti vyaktiḥ kvārthe prakalpyate / vikalpapratibimbe cet tadvadvede 'pi śaṅkyate //
[Objection:] Indeed, there is no external manifestation there - to what referent could [meaning] be attributed? If [you say] it is attributed to the reflection in conceptual thought, then the same could be suspected for the Veda as well.