SB 3.26.42

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Third Canto - Chapter 26: Fundamental Principles of Material Nature

SB 3.26.41 - SB 3.26.43

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

TEXT 42

kaṣāyo madhuras tiktaḥ

kaṭv amla iti naikadhā

bhautikānāṁ vikāreṇa

rasa eko vibhidyate

SYNONYMS

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.

SB 3.26.41 - SB 3.26.43