śrotragamyeṣu śabdeṣu dūrasūkṣmopalabdhibhiḥ / puruṣātiśayo dṛṣṭo na rūpādyupalambhanāt //
Among sounds that are perceptible to the ear, human superiority is observed in the apprehension of distant and subtle [sounds], not in the apprehension of color and other [non-auditory objects].