kīdṛśo gavaya ityevaṃ pṛṣṭasya yadvākyaṃ yādṛśo gaus tādṛśo gavaya iti, asya vākyasyopamānatvaṃ vṛddhanaiyāyikānāṃ prasiddham /
When someone who is asked "What sort [of animal] is the gavaya?" [responds with] the statement "As the cow is, so is the gavaya" - this statement is well-known as upamāna among the elder Naiyāyikas.