tathā hi vastusvarūpāparijñānān mūḍhadhiyaṃ prati tallakṣaṇe prakṛte tatsvabhāva eva kutaścid vyāvṛttyā pratīto lakṣaṇatvena vācyo yena tadeva vastusvarūpatvenāvadhārayati yathā pṛthivī kharakaṭatvena /
Thus, for someone whose mind is confused due to not knowing the true nature of entities, when defining their characteristic mark, one should point out as the characteristic mark some inherent nature [of the entity] that distinguishes it from something else, by which one can determine its nature as an entity – just as Earth [is determined] by [its] roughness.