ato 'sau vikalpatvena vyāptā satī tadbhāve katham avasthāṃ labheta / nahi vṛkṣābhāve śiṃśapāyāḥ sambhavo 'sti /
Therefore, since this [desire to speak] is pervaded by conceptualness, how could it exist in the absence of that [conceptual content]? Just as in the absence of [the generic concept] tree, [the specific] śiṃśapā tree cannot exist.