atha dvitīyapakṣas tadā śrotrasaṃskāre 'pi śabdopalambho na prāpnoti, sarvadaiva śabdasyāyogyatvāt /
Under the latter view [that the Word-Sound by itself is not capable of bringing about its own cognition], the cognition of Sound would not come about even when there is embellishment of the Auditory Organ, because the Sound must forever remain incapable [of being cognized].