sarvam etat svalakṣaṇajātyādi kṣaṇikaṃ vāsyād akṣaṇikaṃ vā / tatrādye pakṣe saṅketakāladṛṣṭasya vyavahārakāle 'nvayāsambhavān na tatra samayaḥ /
Is all this - particular characteristics, universals, etc. - momentary or non-momentary? In the first case, since there can be no connection between what was seen at the time of convention and [what exists] at the time of usage, no convention would be possible in that case.