तेजोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तच्चक्षुरुच्यते । अम्भोगुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य तद्रसनं विदुः । भूमेर्गुणविशेषोऽर्थो यस्य स घ्राण उच्यते ॥ ३-२६-४८ ॥
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. ॥ 3-26-48 ॥
english translation
वह इन्द्रिय जिसका विषय अग्नि का विशेष गुण रूप है, वह नेत्रेन्द्रिय है। जिस इन्द्रिय का विषय जल का विशेष स्वाद है, वह रसनेन्द्रिय कहलाती है। जिस इन्द्रिय का विषय पृथ्वी का विशिष्ट गुण गंध है, वह घ्राणेन्द्रिय कही जाती है। ॥ ३-२६-४८ ॥
hindi translation