pūrvam uccāraṇaṃ tataḥ sambandhakaraṇaṃ tato vyavahāra ityayaṃ krameṇa vyavahāra uccāritapradhvaṃsino 'kramasya kathaṃ syāt /
First comes utterance, then the establishment of connection, then usage - how could this sequential process apply to something that perishes as soon as it is uttered [and thus has] no sequence?