एतत्स्पर्शस्य स्पर्शत्वं तन्मात्रत्वं नभस्वतः ॥३६॥
má¹›dutvaá¹ kaá¹hinatvaá¹ ca
śaityam uṣṇatvam eva ca
etat sparÅ›asya sparÅ›atvaá¹
tan-mÄtratvaá¹ nabhasvataḥ
1 times this text was mentioned in purports to other texts: LSB(1)
má¹›dutvam - softness; kaá¹hinatvam - hardness; ca - and; Å›aityam - cold; uṣṇatvam - heat; eva - also; ca - and; etat - this; sparÅ›asya - of the subtle element touch; sparÅ›atvam - the distinguishing attributes; tat-mÄtratvam - the subtle form; nabhasvataḥ - of air.
Softness and hardness and cold and heat are the distinguishing attributes of touch, which is characterized as the subtle form of air.
Tangibility is the proof of form. In actuality, objects are perceived in two different ways. They are either soft or hard, cold or hot, etc. This tangible action of the tactile sense is the result of the evolution of air, which is produced from the sky.
