yathā karṇakaṇḍūvinodanakāriṇaḥ patatripakṣasyāvicchinnaṃ śabda upalabhyate, tathā meghādiśabdasyāpi kadambagolakanyāyena pravisarpataḥ karṇadeśamāgatasyaiva grahaṇāt tulyaṃ grahaṇaṃ prāpnoti
Just as the sound of a bird's wing that tickles the ear is perceived as uninterrupted, similarly the sound of thunder etc., spreading like the [flower of the] kadamba ball and reaching the region of the ear, should obtain the same [kind of] apprehension.