idaṃ param idam aparam iti yato 'bhidhānapratyayau bhavatas tatparatvam aparatvaṃ ca yathākramaṃ parāparābhidhyānanimittaṃ siddham
From which arise the verbal expressions and cognitions "this is prior" and "this is posterior" - those [qualities of] priority and posteriority are established as the basis of the conception of prior and posterior respectively.