There he smelt the stupefying, unearthly odour of food and drink. He felt as though the fragrance had taken a potentially solid form. (Note: The wind has no form. But when he carried the aroma of food and drink it appeared like the personification of wind which could be smelt. गन्धवती पृथवी fragrance comes from earth पृथवीतत्त्व the poet transmits the same to the wind who has got only स्पर्श sense of touch).