नभस: शब्दतन्मात्रात्कालगत्या विकुर्वत: । स्पर्शोऽभवत्ततो वायुस्त्वक्स्पर्शस्य च संग्रह: ॥ ३५ ॥
nabhasah sabda-tanmatrat kala-gatya vikurvatah sparso ’bhavat tato vayus tvak sparsasya ca sangrahah
- nabhasah
- from ether
- sabda-tanmatrat
- which evolves from the subtle element sound
- kala-gatya
- under the impulse of time
- vikurvatah
- undergoing transformation
- sparsah
- the subtle element touch
- abhavat
- evolved
- tatah
- thence
- vayuh
- air
- tvak
- the sense of touch
- sparsasya
- of touch
- ca
- and
- sangrahah
- perception.
From ethereal existence, which evolves from sound, the next transformation takes place under the impulse of time, and thus the subtle element touch and thence the air and sense of touch become prominent.