Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.45
करम्भपूतिसौरभ्यशान्तोग्राम्लादिभि: पृथक् ।
द्रव्यावयववैषम्याद्गन्ध एको विभिद्यते ॥ ४५ ॥
karambha-pūti-saurabhya-
[karambha-pooti-saurabhya-]
śāntogrāmlādibhiḥ pṛthak
[shaantograamlaadibhih prithak]
dravyāvayava-vaiṣamyād
[dravyaavayava-vaishamyaad]
gandha eko vibhidyate
[gandha eko vibhidyate]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
karambha-pūti-saurabhya-
karambha
mixed
pūti
offensive
saurabhya
fragrant
śāntogrāmlādibhiḥ pṛthak
śānta
mild
ugra
strong, pungent
amla
acid
ādibhiḥ
and so on
pṛthak
separately
dravyāvayava-vaiṣamyād
dravya
of substance
avayava
of portions
vaiṣamyāt
according to diversity
gandha eko vibhidyate
gandhaḥ
odor
ekaḥ
one
vibhidyate
is divided.
Odor, although one, becomes many — as mixed, offensive, fragrant, mild, strong, acidic and so on — according to the proportions of associated substances.
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.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
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.
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Reflection Questions
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