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Chapter 14.49
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Sanskrit Text
इष्टश्चानिष्टगन्धश्च
मधुरोऽम्लः
कटुस्तथा
।
निर्हारी
संहतः
स्निग्धो
रूक्षो
विशद
एव
च
।
एवं
दशविधो
ज्ञेयः
पार्थिवो
गन्ध
इत्युत
॥
English Translation
I shall describe at length the numerous qualities of smell. Smell is agreeable or disagreeable, sweet, sour, pungent, diffusive and compact, oily and dry, and clear. Thus smell, which belongs to the earth, should be known as of ten sorts.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
इष् + च + अनिष्ट + गन्ध | मधुरो | ऽम्लः | कटु + तथा
निर्हारी | संहतः | स्निग्धो | रूक्षो | विशद | एव | च
एवं | दशविधो | ज्ञेयः | पार्थिवो | गन्ध | इति + उत
निर्हारी | संहतः | स्निग्धो | रूक्षो | विशद | एव | च
एवं | दशविधो | ज्ञेयः | पार्थिवो | गन्ध | इति + उत