buddhitīvratvamandatve mahattvālpatvakalpanā / sā ca paṭvī bhavatyeva mahātejaḥprakāśite // mandaprakāśite mandā ghaṭādāvapi sarvadā /
The assumption of 'largeness' and 'smallness' [arises from] the intensity or weakness of cognition. This [cognition] indeed becomes sharp when [an object] is illuminated by strong light, [but] weak when [it is] dimly lit – [this applies] always, even in the case of pots and such.