महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-101, verse-26

द्विविधो हि स्मृतो गन्ध इष्टोऽनिष्टश्च पुष्पजः ।
इष्टगन्धानि देवानां पुष्पाणीति विभावयेत् ॥२६॥

26. dvividho hi smṛto gandha iṣṭo'niṣṭaśca puṣpajaḥ ,
iṣṭagandhāni devānāṁ puṣpāṇīti vibhāvayet.

26. dvividhaḥ hi smṛtaḥ gandhaḥ iṣṭaḥ aniṣṭaḥ ca
puṣpajaḥ iṣṭagandhāni devānām puṣpāṇi iti vibhāvayet

26. puṣpajaḥ gandhaḥ hi dvividhaḥ iṣṭaḥ ca aniṣṭaḥ
smṛtaḥ iti devānām iṣṭagandhāni puṣpāṇi vibhāvayet

26. Fragrance originating from flowers is indeed said to be of two types: pleasant and unpleasant. One should therefore understand that only flowers with pleasant fragrances are suitable for the gods.

Words meanings summery:

• द्विविधः (dvividhaḥ) - of two kinds, twofold

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

• स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, said to be

• गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell, fragrance

• इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, pleasant, agreeable

• अनिष्टः (aniṣṭaḥ) - undesired, unpleasant, disagreeable

• च (ca) - and, also

• पुष्पजः (puṣpajaḥ) - flower-born, originating from flowers

• इष्टगन्धानि (iṣṭagandhāni) - pleasantly fragrant, having a desired smell

• देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

• पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers

• इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

• विभावयेत् (vibhāvayet) - one should understand, consider, perceive

Words meanings and morphology

द्विविधः (dvividhaḥ) - of two kinds, twofold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dvividha

dvividha - of two kinds, twofold

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+vidha)

• dvi – two
  numeral
• vidha – kind, sort
  noun (masculine)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for

(indeclinable)

स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - remembered, considered, said to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta

smṛta - remembered, called, considered, prescribed

Past Passive Participle

from root smṛ (to remember)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

गन्धः (gandhaḥ) - smell, fragrance

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gandha

gandha - smell, fragrance, scent

इष्टः (iṣṭaḥ) - desired, pleasant, agreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of iṣṭa

iṣṭa - desired, wished, beloved, pleasant, agreeable

Past Passive Participle

from root iṣ (to wish, desire)

Root: iṣ (class 6)

अनिष्टः (aniṣṭaḥ) - undesired, unpleasant, disagreeable

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of aniṣṭa

aniṣṭa - undesired, unwelcome, unpleasant, evil, bad

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+iṣṭa)

• an – not, un-
  indeclinable
• iṣṭa – desired, wished, beloved, pleasant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root iṣ (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

पुष्पजः (puṣpajaḥ) - flower-born, originating from flowers

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṣpaja

puṣpaja - flower-born, produced from flowers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (puṣpa+ja)

• puṣpa – flower, blossom
  noun (neuter)
• ja – born, produced from
  adjective (masculine)
  suffix from root jan (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)

इष्टगन्धानि (iṣṭagandhāni) - pleasantly fragrant, having a desired smell

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of iṣṭagandha

iṣṭagandha - having a desired smell, pleasantly fragrant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (iṣṭa+gandha)

• iṣṭa – desired, wished, beloved, pleasant
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root iṣ (to wish, desire)
  Root: iṣ (class 6)
• gandha – smell, fragrance
  noun (masculine)

देवानाम् (devānām) - of the gods

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of deva

deva - god, deity, divine being

Root: div (class 4)

पुष्पाणि (puṣpāṇi) - flowers

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of puṣpa

puṣpa - flower, blossom

इति (iti) - thus, in this way, so

(indeclinable)

विभावयेत् (vibhāvayet) - one should understand, consider, perceive

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of vibhū

with prefix vi- (to perceive, observe, understand)

Prefix: vi

Root: bhū (class 1)