tathā hyayaṃśabdo na pṛthivyādīnāṃ caturṇāṃ guṇo yuktaḥ, pratyakṣatve satyakāraṇaguṇapūrvakatvāt, ayāvad dravyabhāvitvāt, āśrayādanyatropalabdheś ca /
For this sound cannot reasonably be a quality of the four [substances] beginning with Earth, because while being perceptible, [it is] not preceded by qualities in [its] cause, because [it does] not last as long as [its] substance [lasts], and because [it is] perceived elsewhere than [in its] substratum.