athāpi syād avayavigatāṃ saṃkhyāmādāyāvayaveṣu vastrādiśabdo 'parityaktātmababhidheyagataliṅgasaṃkhya eva vartata iti /
It might be argued that "the word 'cloth' etc., while retaining its own gender and number pertaining to what it denotes, applies to the parts by taking on the number belonging to the whole."