अधिकरणशब्दोऽभिधेयवाचि । समानाधिकरणः समानाभिधेयः।
adhikaraṇa-śabdo’bhidheya-vāci | samānādhikaraṇaḥ samānābhidheyaḥ |
(Kāśikā-vṛtti on Aṣṭādhyāyī: 1.2.42)
“The word adhikaraṇa signifies the abhidheya [i.e., that which is expressed or referred to; alt., the object]. Having the same adhikaraṇa means having the same abhidheya.”