santatiśabdena kṣaṇā eva vastu bhūtāḥ santānino vyavahāralāghavāya sāmastyena yugapat prakāśyante, vanādiśabdeneva dhavādayaḥ
By the term "santati" [chain] the momentary entities [that are] members of the chain are expressed collectively and simultaneously for ease of usage, just as by the term "forest" the [trees like] dhava etc. [are expressed]