Text 42

SB 3.26.42

कषायो मधुरस्तिक्तः कट्वम्ल इति नैकधा ।
भौतिकानां विकारेण रस एको विभिद्यते ॥४२॥

Text

kaṣāyo madhuras tiktaḥ
kaṭv amla iti naikadhā
bhautikānāṁ vikāreṇa
rasa eko vibhidyate

Synonyms

kasayah—astringent; madhurah—sweet; tiktaḥ—bitter; kaṭu—pungent; amlaḥ—sour; iti—thus; na-ekadhā—manifoldly; bhautikānām—of other substances; vikāreṇa—by transformation; rasah—the subtle element taste; ekaḥ—originally one; vibhidyate—is divided. 

Translation

Although originally one, taste becomes manifold as astringent, sweet, bitter, pungent, sour and salty due to contact with other substances. 

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