yadyevaṃ vivakṣayāpi saha kasteṣāṃ sambandho yena tāṃ liṅgatvena sūcayed ity āha tasyā ityādi /
"If that is so, what is their [i.e. the words'] connection with the vivakṣā [desire to speak], by virtue of which they could indicate it as a mark?"