रूपमात्राद्विकुर्वाणात्तेजसो दैवचोदितात् । रसमात्रमभूत्तस्मादम्भो जिह्वा रसग्रह: ॥ ४१ ॥
rupa-matrad vikurvanat tejaso daiva-coditat rasa-matram abhut tasmad ambho jihva rasa-grahah
- rupa-matrat
- which evolves from the subtle element form
- vikurvanat
- undergoing transformation
- tejasah
- from fire
- daiva-coditat
- under a superior arrangement
- rasa-matram
- the subtle element taste
- abhut
- became manifested
- tasmat
- from that
- ambhah
- water
- jihva
- the sense of taste
- rasa-grahah
- which perceives taste.
By the interaction of fire and the visual sensation, the subtle element taste evolves under a superior arrangement. From taste, water is produced, and the tongue, which perceives taste, is also manifested.