yathoktam arthakriyāsamarthasya vicāraiḥ kiṃ tadarthinā / ṣaṇḍasya rūpavairūpye kāminyāḥ kiṃ parīkṣayā //
As has been stated: "What [use] is there in discussions for one seeking [something] capable of useful action? What [use] is there for a woman in examining whether an impotent man is handsome or ugly?"