yathā hi dīpādiścakṣuṣo 'nugraheṇa ghaṭāder abhivyaṇjako bhavati, tathā dhvanir api śrotrasaṃskṛteḥ śrotrasaṃskaraṇāt, śabdasyābhivyaṇjako bhaviṣyati
Just as the lamp becomes the manifester of the jar through the help it accords to the eye, so the articulation also becomes the manifester of the sound through the embellishment [and] impression upon the auditory organ.