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.