शब्दः स्पर्शश्च रूपं च रसो गन्धश्च पञ्चमः । वेदादेव प्रसूयन्ते प्रसूतिर्गुणकर्मतः ॥ ९८ ॥
Sound, touch, colour, taste, and fifthly smell are known through the Veda alone, (their) production (is) through the (Vedic rites, which in this respect are) secondary acts.
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