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TEXT 47
nabho-guna-viseso rtho
yasya tac chrotram ucyate
vayor guna-viseso rtho
yasya tat sparsanam viduh
SYNONYMS
nabhah-guna-visesahthe distinctive characteristic of sky (sound); arthahobject of perception; yasyawhose; tatthat; srotramthe auditory sense; ucyateis called; vayoh guna-visesahthe distinctive characteristic of air (touch); arthahobject of perception; yasyawhose; tatthat; sparsanamthe tactile sense; viduhthey know.
TRANSLATION
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.
PURPORT
Sound is one of the qualifications of the sky and is the subject matter for hearing. Similarly, touch is the qualification of the air and is the subject of the touch sensation.
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