तेजोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तच्चक्षुरुच्यते । अम्भोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तद्रसनं विदु: । भूमेर्गुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य स घ्राण उच्यते ॥ ४८ ॥
tejo-guna-viseso ’rtho yasya tac caksur ucyate ambho-guna-viseso ’rtho yasya tad rasanam viduh bhumer guna-viseso ’rtho yasya sa ghrana ucyate
- tejah-guna-visesah
- the distinctive characteristic of fire (form)
- arthah
- object of perception
- yasya
- whose
- tat
- that
- caksuh
- the sense of sight
- ucyate
- is called
- ambhah-guna-visesah
- the distinctive characteristic of water (taste)
- arthah
- object of perception
- yasya
- whose
- tat
- that
- rasanam
- the sense of taste
- viduh
- they know
- bhumeh guna-visesah
- the distinctive characteristic of earth (odor)
- arthah
- object of perception
- yasya
- whose
- sah
- that
- ghranah
- the sense of smell
- ucyate
- is called
The sense whose object of perception is form, the distinctive characteristic of fire, is the sense of sight. The sense whose object of perception is taste, the distinctive characteristic of water, is known as the sense of taste. Finally, the sense whose object of perception is odor, the distinctive characteristic of earth, is called the sense of smell.