Charak Samhita

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स्वाद्वम्लौ सहितौ योगं लवणाद्यैः पृथग्गतौ| योगं शेषैः पृथग्यातश्चतुष्करससङ्ख्यया ||१८||

Thereafter the group of twos of sweet and pungent combining with residuary group of two of bitter and astringent tastes, forms ‘group of fours’. Thus with the sweet taste as a constant factor, there are ten distinct groups ‘four tastes’.

english translation

svAdvamlau sahitau yogaM lavaNAdyaiH pRthaggatau| yogaM zeSaiH pRthagyAtazcatuSkarasasaGkhyayA ||18||

hk transliteration by Sanscript