yathā hyayomayyaḥ śalākāḥ parasparamasaṅgatās tadvadimāḥ śabdādivyaktayaḥsvasvabhāvavyavasthitatayā deśakālaśaktipratibhāsādibhedān na parasparamanvāviśanti /
Just as iron rods remain separate from one another, so too these manifested entities of sound etc., being established in their own nature, do not interpenetrate one another due to their differences in place, time, potency, appearance, and so forth.