yathā kaścid grāmādeḥ svāmī tatra grāmādau bhavanneva vidyamāna eva rājñyā svāmitvādavaropitastasminneva grāme bhogaṃ na labhate tadvad badhiro 'nyatrānyasmin puruṣe śṛṇvatyapi sati na śṛṇoti /
Just as when some village owner, though still present and existing in that village, when deprived of ownership by the king, does not obtain enjoyment in that same village, similarly a deaf person does not hear even though another person [in the same place] hears.