Lexical explanations here implies the exact knowledge of the primary and derivative definitions and explanations of names and words. It is also the third of the four kinds of exact knowledge; see “exact knowledge of language and lexical explanations.”

Linguistic analysis here implies the exact knowledge of the primary and derivative definitions and explanations of names and words. It is also the third of the four discernments (so so yang dag par rig pa).

One of ten different kinds of verbal phrase or statement (Skt. pada) mentioned in this text.