yathaiva hyapūrvādiśabdā nārthākāraviśeṣaṃ buddhiṣu sanniveśayanti kevalaṃtatraitāvat pratīyate santi ke 'pyarthā yeṣvapūrvādayaḥ śabdāḥ prayujyanta iti
Just as words like 'apūrva' do not produce any specific form of their objects in cognitions, [but] only this much is understood: that there exist certain things to which words like 'apūrva' are applied.