Thus sound, which is the property of space, is of various sorts. The learned have described sound to be born of space. When created by the various kinds of touch, which is the property of the wind, it may be heard. It cannot, however, be heard, when the different kinds of touch are not used. Mixed with their counter parts in the body, the elements increase and grow.
एवं बहुविधाकारः शब्द आकाशसम्भवः। आकाशजं शब्दमाहुरेभिर्वायुगुणैः सह॥ अव्याहतैश्चेतयते न वेत्ति विषमस्थितैः। आप्याय्यन्ते च ते नित्यं धातवस्तैस्तु धातुभिः॥