saṃskṛyatānnāma śrotram, idaṃ tu vaktavyam, kin nu prakṛtyā śabdaḥ svaviṣayajñānotpattau samartha āhosvid asamartha iti /
Let the auditory organ be modified indeed, but this must be explained: is the word-sound by its nature capable or incapable of producing cognition of its object?