nanu ca yadyapi dhvanīnāṃ jātayo bhinnāḥ santi, tathāpi te dhvanayo jātyupalakṣitā api na kramamantareṇa varṇābhivyaktikramaṃ sampādayitum alam /
[Says the opponent:] Even though there are distinct universals of the sounds, nevertheless these sounds, though characterized by universals, cannot bring about the sequence of letter-manifestation without [an inherent] sequence.