yadyapi cāsau sravadārthavyāpi, tathāpi ydā kenacitkriyāviśeṣeṇa kvacitpadārthe vyagyate, tadā pravibhakto gṛhyate, yadā tu varṇeṣu vyajyate tadārthapratyayāṅgaṃ bhavati
Although it pervades all things, when it is manifested by some particular action in some particular object, it is apprehended as divided, and when it is manifested in phonemes, it becomes a component of meaning-cognition.