अथाकाङ्क्षायोग्यतासत्तिमदनेकपदविशिष्टैकार्थ्यप्रतिपादकशब्दरूपं वाक्यम् ।
athākāṅkṣā-yogyatāsattimad-aneka-pada-viśiṣṭaikārthya- pratipādaka-śabda-rūpaṁ vākyam |
(Kṛṣṇa Sandarbha: 74)
“A vākya (“sentence”) is an expression containing numerous words endowed with expectancy (ākāṅkṣā), appropriacy (yogyatā), and continuity (āsatti) that conveys a singular meaning.”