prayogaḥ ye parasparam asaṅkīrṇapravṛttayaḥ, te sanimittāḥ, yathā śrotrādipratyayāḥ. asaṅkīrṇapravṛttayaś ca daṇḍītyādiśabdapratyayā iti svabhāvahetuḥ.
The formal argument [is this]: Those [cognitions] which have mutually distinct occurrences have a [real] basis, like auditory and other cognitions. And the verbal cognitions and expressions like "stick-bearer" have distinct occurrences - this is a natural reason.