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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (Bhāgavata Purāṇa)
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Canto 3: The Status Quo
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SB 3.26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature
SB 3.26.42
kaṣāyo madhuras tiktaḥ
kaṭv amla iti naikadhā
bhautikānāṁ vikāreṇa
rasa eko vibhidyate
Word for word:
kaṣāyaḥ
— astringent;
madhuraḥ
— sweet;
tiktaḥ
— bitter;
kaṭu
— pungent;
amlaḥ
— sour;
iti
— thus;
na
-
ekadhā
— manifoldly;
bhautikānām
— of other substances;
vikāreṇa
— by transformation;
rasaḥ
— 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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