aśvajavādivad iti / yathā aśvādigato javas tadārūḍhānāṃ puṃsāṃ deśāntaraprāpter vṛkṣādeśca gamanapratipatter aṅgaṃ bhavati, tathā dhvanigato 'pi kramo varṇasyārthapratyāyanaṅgam iti /
[It is] like [in the case of] the speed of a horse and so forth. Just as the speed belonging to a horse becomes contributory both to the riders reaching another place and to [their] perception of trees moving, similarly sequence, though belonging to sound, becomes contributory to letters' conveying of meaning.