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