Qualities of a substance are ascribed to the taste because of their intimate co-existence. Qualities of substances based on the predominance of elements – Qualities of solid substances – (Parthiva Dravya Laksana)- Earth has – Guru (heaviness, heavy to digest), Sthula (bulky), Sthira (stable) and Gandha (smell) qualities.
Qualities of a substance are ascribed to the taste because of their intimate co-existence. Qualities of substances based on the predominance of elements – Qualities of solid substances – (Parthiva Dravya Laksana)- Earth has – Guru (heaviness, heavy to digest), Sthula (bulky), Sthira (stable) and Gandha (smell) qualities.