tatra śabarasvāmī śabdalakṣaṇamāha śabdajñānād asannikṛṣṭe 'rthajñānaṃ śabdam iti /
On this topic, Śabarasvāmin states the definition of verbal cognition thus: "Verbal [cognition] is knowledge of an object not in contact [with the senses] arising from knowledge of words."