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रसमात्राद्विकुर्वाणाद् अम्भसो दैवचोदितात् ।
गन्धमात्रमभूत्तस्मात् पृथ्वी घ्राणस्तु गन्धगः ॥ ४४ ॥

Due to the interaction of water with the taste perception, the subtle element odor evolves under superior arrangement. Thence the earth and the olfactory sense by which we can variously experience the aroma of the earth become manifest.

rasa-matrad vikurvanad

ambhaso daiva-coditat

gandha-matram abhut tasmat

prthvi ghranas tu gandhagah

rasa-matrat-which evolves from the subtle element taste; vikurvanat-undergoing transformation; ambhasah-from water; daiva-coditat-by a superior arrangement; gandha-matram-the subtle element odor; abhut-became manifest; tasmat-from that; prthvi-earth; ghranah-the olfactory sense; tu-in fact; gandha-gah-which perceives aromas.