yadi gośabdo 'nyavyavacchedapratipādanaparas tadā tasya tatraiva caritārthatvāt sāsnādimati padārthe gośabdāt pratītir na prāpnoti, tataś ca sāsnādimat padārthaviṣayāyā gobuddher janako 'paro dhvaniranveṣaṇīyaḥ syāt //
If the word "cow" is aimed only at expressing the exclusion of others, then, since it would be fulfilled in that alone, no cognition [of the positive entity] would arise from the word "cow" regarding the thing possessing dewlap etc., and consequently another word would need to be sought that could generate the notion of "cow" regarding the object possessing dewlap etc.