nanu yathā dīpāditejo 'bhinavam api prakāśayatyarthaṃ tathā śabdo 'pi pratipādayiṣyatītyāha tejaḥ pratyakṣaśeṣatvād iti /
[Objection:] "Just as light from a lamp etc., even when new, illuminates objects, similarly the word too will convey [meaning]" - thus [the opponent] says [and the author responds with] "because light is auxiliary to perception."