yathāhi śrotrabhāve śabdopalambho 'sti, na ca tatas tadbhāvabhāvitvācchrotrasya śabdaṃ prati jananaśaktir anumīyate, kiṃ tarhi---, grahaṇaśaktiḥ, evam ihāpidhvanīnāṃ śaktisadbhāvamātrāvabodhinī bhavettadbhāvabhāvitā, natūtpādakaśaktyavabodhinī, śaktimātre tasyāḥ pratibandho natu śaktiviśeṣa iti yāvat /
For just as sound is perceived when the auditory organ exists, yet from this occurring only when that [organ] exists, one does not infer the organ's power to produce sound but rather [its] power to grasp [sound], similarly here too, the occurrence [of sound] only when articulations [exist] would indicate merely the existence of some power in the articulations, not their productive power, since its dependence is only on power in general, not on any specific power.