athāpi syād yathā khaḍgo hasyādikaṃ chinatti yathā vā vahnir dāhyaṃ dahati na caite khāḍgādayo hastyādirūpāḥ tathā jñānamapratipannaviṣayākāramapi viṣayaṃ paricchetsyatīti etat syānmatirityādinā śaṅkate /
One might raise the following objection: "Just as a sword cuts an elephant [and other things], or fire burns combustible [objects], even though these sword etc. do not take the form of the elephant etc., similarly cognition could apprehend an object even without assuming the form of that object."