तथैव सद्घटद्रव्यकाञ्चनोज्ज्वलतादयः
आभासभेदा भिन्नार्थकारिणस् ते पदं ध्वनेः ॥५॥
tathaiva sadghaṭadravyakāñcanojjvalatādayaḥ
ābhāsabhedā bhinnārthakāriṇas te padaṃ dhvaneḥ
— in the same way; — being, pot, substance, gold, brightness, and so on; — the distinct appearances; — producing distinct meanings; — they; — the basis (the referent); — of the (verbal) sound, of the word
In the same way, (the qualifiers) being, pot, substance, gold, brightness, and so on — these distinct appearances, producing distinct meanings, are the basis of the word.