nāmajātyādīnāṃ ca yā yojanā tadvadbhiḥ sārthagato dharmaḥ na jñānasyatataścāprastutābhidhāyitvaṃ lakṣaṇakārasyeti codyamāśaṅkyāha nāmādiyojanā ceyam iti
The association of name, universal, etc. is a property of things possessing meaning, [it is] not [a property] of cognition; hence the definition-maker's statement appears irrelevant [to the topic at hand].