कषायो मधुरस्तिक्त: कट्वम्ल इति नैकधा । भौतिकानां विकारेण रस एको विभिद्यते ॥ ४२ ॥
kasayo madhuras tiktah katv amla iti naikadha bhautikanam vikarena rasa eko vibhidyate
- kasayah
- astringent
- madhurah
- sweet
- tiktah
- bitter
- katu
- pungent
- amlah
- sour
- iti
- thus
- na-ekadha
- manifoldly
- bhautikanam
- of other substances
- vikarena
- by transformation
- rasah
- the subtle element taste
- ekah
- originally one
- vibhidyate
- is divided.
Although originally one, taste becomes manifold as astringent, sweet, bitter, pungent, sour and salty due to contact with other substances.