sāṃśatve 'pi yathā varṇāḥ krameṇa pratipādakāḥ / sphoṭāṃśā api kiṃ naivaṃ kimadṛṣṭāḥ prakalpitāḥ //
Even if [the sphoṭa] has parts, just as letters are expressive in sequence, why would the parts of sphoṭa not be likewise? Why are unseen [parts] assumed?