नभोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तच्छ्रोत्रमुच्यते । वायोर्गुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तत्स्पर्शनं विदु: ॥ ४७ ॥
nabho-guna-viseso ’rtho yasya tac chrotram ucyate vayor guna-viseso ’rtho yasya tat sparsanam viduh
- nabhah-guna-visesah
- the distinctive characteristic of sky (sound)
- arthah
- object of perception
- yasya
- whose
- tat
- that
- srotram
- the auditory sense
- ucyate
- is called
- vayoh guna-visesah
- the distinctive characteristic of air (touch)
- arthah
- object of perception
- yasya
- whose
- tat
- that
- sparsanam
- the tactile sense
- viduh
- they know.
The sense whose object of perception is sound is called the auditory sense, and that whose object of perception is touch is called the tactile sense.