Charak Samhita

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

sanskrit

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