katham idānīṃ ghaṭasya prāgabhāva ityādiviśeṣaṇaviśeṣyabhāvo loke sambandhamantareṇa pratīta ity āha ghaṭasyetyādi
[Someone] asks how expressions like "the prior absence of the pot" involving qualifier and qualified are commonly understood without [any other] relation, [to which he] responds with [the verse beginning with] "ghaṭasya."