अर्थाश्रयत्वं शब्दस्य द्रष्टुर्लिङ्गत्वमेव च । तन्मात्रत्वं च नभसो लक्षणं कवयो विदुः ॥ ३३ ॥
arthasrayatvam sabdasya
drastur liṅgatvam eva ca
tanmatratvam ca nabhaso
laksanam kavayo viduh
artha-asrayatvam-that which conveys the meaning of an object; sabdasya-of sound; drastuh-of the speaker; liṅgatvam-that which indicates the presence; eva-also; ca-and; tanmatratvam-the subtle element; ca-and; nabhasah-of ether; laksanam-definition; kavayah-learned persons; viduh-know.