[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c19.8 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.8 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c19.8 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.8) The Mahābhārata mentions (MB.XIV. 49.42) ten varieties of gandha, viz. iṣṭa agreeable or beneficent, as of musk etc. aniṣṭa, disagreeable or harmful, of corpse etc., madhura, sweet as from madhuka flowers and other sweet-smelling flowers, katu, bitter as from peper etc., nirhārī, speading by nature, as of assafoetida etc., samhata, combination of various compounds, snigdha, as emitted from heated butter and other edible oils, ruksa pungent as of mustard and such other oils, viśada, gratifying as of boiled śālī variety of rice etc., amla, sour as emitted from hogplum and similar sour fruits (See BORI ed. Vol.IV 1975 p.2805) - [Previous: v1.c19.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.7) - [Next: v1.c19.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.9) - [Up: v1.c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19) ## Linked texts (1) - [Mahābhārata](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.14.49.42) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c19.8) · Pramāṇa