teṣāṃ matena śabdānāṃ dūravyavahitasamīpasthānāṃ śrotreṇāprāptes tulyatvād dūrasamīpasthaiḥ puruṣair grahaṇāgrahaṇe tulye syātām, samīpasthasyayādṛśaṃ grahaṇaṃ tādṛśaṃ dūrasthasyāpi syād aviśeṣāt /
According to their view, since the non-contact with the auditory organ would be equal for sounds [whether] distant, obstructed, or proximate, both the apprehension and non-apprehension by persons [standing] far and near would be equal; [and] the apprehension by one standing nearby would be exactly like [the apprehension] by one standing far away, due to there being no difference.