upāttādītyādinā pratividhatte upāttādimahābhūtahetutvāṅgīkṛter dhvaniḥ / siddhā evāśritāḥ śabdās teṣvityādyamasādhanam //
Since sound is already accepted as having its cause in the acknowledged and [other] great elements, [and since] sounds are already established as subsisting in them, the first [logical] reason is not a [valid] proof.