etad uktaṃ bhavati yadi hi varṇavyatirekaiṇāparaḥ sphoṭākhyaḥ śabdātmāvabhāseta tato 'syābhivyaktiḥ sambhaved vyakter upalabdhirūpatvāt /
This is what is being said: If indeed there were to appear a verbal entity called "sphoṭa" distinct from the letters, then its manifestation would be possible, since manifestation is of the nature of apprehension.