Shloka 86
धर्मलक्षण-प्रश्नः (Marks and Sources of Dharma) | Chapter 251: Inquiry into the Definition of Dharma
गन्धश्षेवेन्द्रियार्थोडयं विज्ञेयः पृथिवीमय: । इसी प्रकार दाढ़ी-मूँछ, शरीरके रोएँ, केश, नाड़ी, स्नायु और चर्म--इन सबकी उत्पत्ति भी पृथ्वीसे ही हुई है। नासिका नामसे प्रसिद्ध जो प्राणेन्द्रिय है, वह भी पृथ्वीका ही अंश है। इस गन्धनामक विषयको भी पार्थिव गुण ही जानना चाहिये
gandhaś śrotrendriyārtho 'yaṃ vijñeyaḥ pṛthivīmayaḥ | tathā śmaśru-loma-keśa-nāḍī-snāyu-carmaṇāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ pṛthivīto 'tpattiḥ | nāsikā-nāmnā prasiddhaṃ prāṇendriyaṃ tad api pṛthivy-aṃśaḥ | gandha-nāmakaṃ viṣayaṃ ca pārthiva-guṇam eva vijānīyāt ||
Vyāsa explains that smell—the object apprehended by the sense-faculty—is to be understood as belonging to the earth-element. In the same way, the beard and moustache, the hairs of the body, the head-hair, the channels (nāḍīs), the sinews, and the skin all arise from earth. The life-sense known as the nose is likewise a portion of earth. Therefore, the object called “smell” should be recognized as an earthy quality.
व्यास उवाच