Samgraha 2.1: Vyākaraṇamahābhāṣya · Vākyapadīya

2.1

saṅgrahe etat prādhānyena parīkṣitaṃ nityo vā syāt kāryo veti. tatroktā doṣāḥ prayojanāny apy uktāni. tatra tv eṣa nirṇayaḥ — yady eva nityo 'thāpi kāryaḥ, ubhayathāpi lakṣaṇaṃ pravartyam iti

In the Saṃgraha, this was primarily examined: whether [the word] is eternal or produced. There defects were stated, and purposes were also stated. There, however, this was the decision: whether it is eternal or produced, in either case the grammatical rule is to be applied.

In the Saṃgraha this was examined as the main question — whether the word is eternal or produced; the faults and the purposes [of each view] were stated, and this was the decision: whether it is eternal or produced, grammar is to be undertaken either way.