saṃdhiḥ saṃhitāyāṃ bhavati. kā saṃhitā? saṃhitā saṃnikarṣo bahūnāṃ varṇānām. etasmāt saṃdhir bhavati saṃnikarṣād bahūnāṃ varṇānām.
kā svarasaṃdhiḥ? kiṃ svarasaṃdhiḥ saṃdhiḥ svarasya vyañjanasya ca?
svarasaṃdhir na saṃdhiḥ svarasya vyañjanasya ca. svarasaṃdhiḥ saṃdhiḥ kayor dvayor varṇayoḥ? svarasaṃdhiḥ saṃdhir dvayoḥ svarayoḥ.
svarasaṃdhir dvayoḥ savarṇayoḥ svarayor bhavet. svarasaṃdhir dvayor asavarṇayor api svarayor bhavet.
eṣā svarasaṃdhir dvayoḥ savarṇayoḥ svarayoḥ: