Vakyapadiya 2.162

2.162

yathā romaśaphādīnāṃ vyabhicāre 'pi dṛśyate
gośabdo na tathā jāter viprayoge pravartate //

Just as the word 'cow' is seen even in the absence of hair, hooves, and so forth,
it does not operate likewise in the absence of the universal.