yadyevaṃ kathaṃ tarhi loke śāstre ca tat tatpudgalamadhikṛtyocyate, anenaiva kṛtaṃ karma ko 'nyaḥ pratyanubhaviṣyatītyāha kartṛtvādītyādi /
[Question:] "If this is so, then why is it said in common parlance and in scripture with reference to the person: 'When an action has been done by this [person], who else will experience [its results]?'" [Answer begins with] "kartṛtvādi" [in the next verse].