guṇāś ca te viśeṣāśceti guṇaviśeṣāḥ viśeṣagrahaṇamākṛtinirāsārtham / tathā hyākṛtiḥ saṃyogaviśeṣaḥ svasvabhāvāt saṃyogaś ca guṇapadārthāntargataḥ tataścāsati viśeṣagrahaṇe ākṛter api grahaṇaṃ syāt /
[The compound] 'guṇaviśeṣāḥ' means 'qualities and particulars'; the term 'viśeṣa' is used to exclude Configuration [ākṛti], because Configuration is a particular type of Conjunction, and Conjunction is included under the category of Quality; thus, without the term 'viśeṣa', Configuration would also be included.