nāpi tīvramandataratamādiśrutibhedaḥ syāt, yat samīpasthair tīvraḥ śrūyate mando dūrasthair iti /
Nor would there be any distinction in hearing such as [degrees of] intensity from very strong to very weak, [namely] that it is heard as intense by those standing nearby [and] as weak by those standing far away.