nīlaśabdena hi prathamataramanīlapadārthavyāvṛttamutpalādiṣu plavamānarūpatayā teṣām apratikṣepakamadhyavasitabāhyarūpaṃ vikalpapratibimbakam upajanyate
When the word "nīla" [blue] [is uttered], first a conceptual reflection is produced which is differentiated from non-blue things, which has a floating form over lotuses etc., which does not exclude them, [and] which has an external form that is conceptually determined.