Shloka 286
Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)
एवं नवविधो ज्ञेय: पार्थिवो गन्धविस्तर: । अनुकूल
evaṁ navavidho jñeyaḥ pārthivo gandha-vistaraḥ | anukūlaḥ pratikūlaḥ madhuraḥ kaṭuḥ nihārī dūrataḥ āgacchantī tīkṣṇa-gandha-miśritaḥ snigdhaḥ rūkṣaḥ viśadaś ca—ete gandhasya nava bhedā jñātavyāḥ | evaṁ pārthiva-gandhasya vistaro vyākhyātaḥ |
婆罗堕阇言：“如是，当知地界之香气差别为九：可意、不可意、甘香、辛烈之香、‘尼诃梨’——似自远方飘来的香——与锐利穿透之气相杂者、润泽之香、枯涩之香、以及清净澄明之香。此九种香，当如是了知。由此，地大之香的范围已得说明。”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse classifies the earth-element’s sensory quality—smell—into nine recognizable types, training discernment (viveka) about sense-data as part of a broader philosophical analysis of the elements and perception.
In a didactic discourse attributed to Bharadvāja within Śānti Parva, the speaker is enumerating and defining categories of sensory qualities; here he concludes the ninefold description of ‘earthly’ odors.