अर्थाश्रयत्वं शब्दस्य द्रष्टुर्लिङ्गत्वमेव च । तन्मात्रत्वं च नभसो लक्षणं कवयो विदु: ॥ ३३ ॥
arthasrayatvam sabdasya drastur lingatvam eva ca tan-matratvam ca nabhaso laksanam kavayo viduh
- artha-asrayatvam
- that which conveys the meaning of an object
- sabdasya
- of sound
- drastuh
- of the speaker
- lingatvam
- that which indicates the presence
- eva
- also
- ca
- and
- tat-matratvam
- the subtle element
- ca
- and
- nabhasah
- of ether
- laksanam
- definition
- kavayah
- learned persons
- viduh
- know.
Persons who are learned and who have true knowledge define sound as that which conveys the idea of an object, indicates the presence of a speaker screened from our view and constitutes the subtle form of ether.