teṣāṃ ca jātayo bhinnāḥ śabdābhivyaktihetavaḥ / yāvad varṇaṃ pravartante vyaktayo vā tadanvitāḥ //
And there are distinct jātis ['universals'] of those [sounds], which are causes for the manifestation of words, [and] they function according to [each] letter, or [alternatively] the particulars connected with those [universals function thus].