Passage 9

In English

Because the Veda is simply a grouping of the words, and the Manthra is simply the utterance of the words, we come to the conclusion that all that is contained in the is synonymous with . In this context it follows that Veda and are two inseparable things which are synonymous with each other. By this reasoning, we say that sound is the basic thing and that special form of sound is the word, and words denote the names of various things. Therefore, the entire world which consists of various items, the names of which are words, has sound as its basis. We thus come to the conclusion that the aspect of that is contained in the Veda is something which connotes the Veda itself.