Devanagari
करम्भपूतिसौरभ्यशान्तोग्राम्लादिभि: पृथक् ।
द्रव्यावयववैषम्याद्गन्ध एको विभिद्यते ॥ ४५ ॥
Verse text
karambha-pūti-saurabhya-
śāntogrāmlādibhiḥ pṛthak
dravyāvayava-vaiṣamyād
gandha eko vibhidyate
Synonyms
karambha
—
mixed
;
pūti
—
offensive
;
saurabhya
—
fragrant
;
śānta
—
mild
;
ugra
—
strong, pungent
;
amla
—
acid
;
ādibhiḥ
—
and so on
;
pṛthak
—
separately
;
dravya
—
of substance
;
avayava
—
of portions
;
vaiṣamyāt
—
according to diversity
;
gandhaḥ
—
odor
;
ekaḥ
—
one
;
vibhidyate
—
is divided .
Translation
Odor, although one, becomes many — as mixed, offensive, fragrant, mild, strong, acidic and so on — according to the proportions of associated substances.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
One smell is divided by combination of different substances it becomes distinguished as mixed, foul, fragrant, mild, strong, or acrid.
The qualities of smell are described. Karambha means mixed smell, as in cooking using hing and other spices. Pūti means foul odor.
Purport
Mixed smell is sometimes perceived in foodstuffs prepared from various ingredients, such as vegetables mixed with different kinds of spices and asafetida. Bad odors are perceived in filthy places, good smells are perceived from camphor, menthol and similar other products, pungent smells are perceived from garlic and onions, and acidic smells are perceived from turmeric and similar sour substances. The original aroma is the odor emanating from the earth, and when it is mixed with different substances, this odor appears in different ways.