sāmprataṃ mābhūd adhiṣṭhānasaṃskāradvāreṇa śrotrasaṃskāras tathāpyadoṣoyataḥ prāptakarṇaśaṣkulīmūlā eva vāyavaḥ śrotrasaṃskārāyālam nāprāptāityataḥ pakṣāntaramuktam /
Now, even if there is no embellishment of the organ through the embellishment of [its] substratum, still there is no fault [in our position], because only those air-particles that have reached the base of the ear-drum are capable of [causing] the embellishment of the auditory organ, not those that have not reached [it] - thus another alternative is stated.