मुखतस्तालु निर्भिन्नं जिह्वा तत्रोपजायते । ततो नानारसो जज्ञे जिह्वया योऽधिगम्यते ॥ १८ ॥
mukhatas talu nirbhinnam jihva tatropajayate tato nana-raso jajne jihvaya yo ’dhigamyate
- mukhatah
- from the mouth
- talu
- the palate
- nirbhinnam
- being generated
- jihva
- the tongue
- tatra
- thereupon
- upajayate
- becomes manifested
- tatah
- thereupon
- nana-rasah
- various tastes
- jajne
- became manifested
- jihvaya
- by the tongue
- yah
- which
- adhigamyate
- become relished.
From the mouth the palate became manifested, and thereupon the tongue was also generated. After this all the different tastes came into existence so that the tongue can relish them.