atha matam anyatra vṛkṣādau, vyakter avayavānāṃ ca saṅkhyāvivakṣā nāstīti, yadyevaṃ na tarhi vastugatānvayādyanuvidhāyinī saṅkhyā, vivakṣāyā evānvayavyatirekānuvidhānāt /
If it is thought that in other cases like 'vṛkṣa', there is no intention to express number with respect to individuals and parts, then number would not follow the actual presence or absence [of things], but rather would follow the presence and absence of the speaker's intention