asya vyavsathāpekṣayā vyavahāro yathā mṛdguḍikāyāṃ, nahi tasyāḥ svabhāvānyathātvaṃ bhavati, kiṃ tarhi/
Its usage depends on [its] state, just as with the clay counter - for there is no change in its inherent nature. Rather [what happens]?