yathaiva hyaṅkuśābhighātādayo hastyādīnām arthapratipattau kriyamāṇāyāṃ pratibhāmātropasaṃhārahetavo bhavanti na tvarthaṃ sākṣāt pratipādayanti /
Just as the stroke of the goad [and similar actions], when employed to make elephants [and other animals] understand things, become causes for mere intuition and do not directly convey the meaning,