tathā hi pācakādibhyaḥ pācakatvāder asatyapyarthāntarabhāve pācakaḥ pācaka iti bhinnadhīviṣayatvaṃ bhavatyeva, devadattasya pācakatvam iti ca vyatirekavibhaktir bhavatītyataḥ sādhāraṇānaikāntikatā hetoḥ /
For even though there is no separate existence of "cook-ness" from cooks, there still occurs different cognitions [such as] "a cook is a cook," and there are expressions with different case endings like "Devadatta's cook-ness" - thus the reason [given by the opponent] is inconclusive because it is too general.