Devanagari
नभोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तच्छ्रोत्रमुच्यते ।
वायोर्गुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तत्स्पर्शनं विदु: ॥ ४७ ॥
Verse text
nabho-guṇa-viśeṣo ’rtho
yasya tac chrotram ucyate
vāyor guṇa-viśeṣo ’rtho
yasya tat sparśanaṁ viduḥ
Synonyms
nabhaḥ
—
guṇa — viśeṣaḥ — the distinctive characteristic of sky (sound)
;
arthaḥ
—
object of perception
;
yasya
—
whose
;
tat
—
that
;
śrotram
—
the auditory sense
;
ucyate
—
is called
;
vāyoḥ guṇa
—
viśeṣaḥ — the distinctive characteristic of air (touch)
;
arthaḥ
—
object of perception
;
yasya
—
whose
;
tat
—
that
;
sparśanam
—
the tactile sense
;
viduḥ
—
they 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.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The unique quality of ether is the sense object sound, the object of perception for the ear. The unique quality of air is the sense object touch, the object of perception of the skin.
The senses have already been mentioned in relation to the sense objects. Their qualities are now described. The unique quality of ether is sound, which is the sense object for the ear.
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.