Indian Philosophy v2.c25.s2.62

v2.c25.s2.62

Kumārila as well as Prabhākara argues that significance belongs to the letters themselves and not to any special sphoṭa, and therefore denies the theory according to which, apart from the momentary sounds of letters composing a word, there is a complete word-form manifestested (spota) but not produced by the passing sounds.