nāpyutpanne samayo yuktaḥ, tathā hi tasminn anubhavotpattau satyāṃ tat pūrvake ca nāmabhedasmaraṇe sati samayaḥ kāryo nānyathātiprasaṅgāt /
Nor is convention possible regarding something [already] produced, because a convention can only be made when there has been an apprehension of it and when there has been a prior remembrance of its name and distinguishing features – [it cannot be] otherwise, as [this would lead to] unwanted consequences.