Shloka 41

Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga

Adhyātma-Upadeśa

Devanagari script

पार्थिवश्च सदा गन्धो गन्धश्न बहुधा स्मृत: । तस्य गन्धस्य वक्ष्यामि विस्तरेण बहून्‌ गुणान्‌

Transliteration

pārthivaś ca sadā gandho gandhaś ca bahudhā smṛtaḥ | tasya gandhasya vakṣyāmi vistareṇa bahūn guṇān |

Translation

ବାୟୁଦେବ କହିଲେ—ପୃଥିବୀରେ ଗନ୍ଧ ସଦା ତାହାର ବିଶେଷ ଗୁଣ; ଗନ୍ଧ ନାନା ପ୍ରକାର ବୋଲି ସ୍ମୃତ। ଏବେ ମୁଁ ସେହି ଗନ୍ଧର ଅନେକ ଗୁଣକୁ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ କହିବି।

Word by Word

• पार्थिवः: earthly element (earth)
• पार्थिवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• सदा: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

• गन्धः: smell, odor
• गन्धः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गन्धश्च: and smell
• गन्धश्च: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• बहुधा: in many ways, variously
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: बहुधा

• स्मृतः: is said/remembered/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (participial)

• तस्य: of that
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• गन्धस्य: of (that) smell
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall describe/speak
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Simple Future (लृट्), First, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विस्तरेण: in detail, at length
• विस्तरेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: विस्तर
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• बहून्: many
• बहून्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• गुणान्: qualities, properties
• गुणान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu-deva
• earth (pṛthivī / pārthiva)
• fragrance/smell (gandha)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse states a classical doctrine of the elements: earth is characterized by smell (gandha), and smell itself has many varieties; the speaker promises a systematic account of its properties.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyu-deva continues a didactic explanation about the natural elements and their defining qualities, turning specifically to earth and introducing an extended discussion of fragrance/smell.