yadi sāmānyenāśritatvamātrameṣāṃ sādhyate śabdānāṃ tadā siddhasādhyatā hetoḥ / tathā hi śabdā upāttānupāttamahābhūtahetukā iṣyante /
If only the mere subsistence of these sounds in something in general is sought to be proved, then the reason proves what is already established. For sounds are indeed accepted as having their cause in the acknowledged and unacknowledged great elements.