Charak Samhita

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युज्यते तु कषायेण सतिक्तौ लवणोषणौ|२१| षट् तु पञ्चरसान्याहुरेकैकस्यापवर्जनात् ||२१||

sanskrit

Finally, dropping both sweet and sour tastes, salt and pungent combine with astringent and bitter to form the fifteenth and the last group of four tastes.

english translation

yujyate tu kaSAyeNa satiktau lavaNoSaNau|21| SaT tu paJcarasAnyAhurekaikasyApavarjanAt ||21||

hk transliteration

षट् चैवैकरसानि स्युरेकं षड्रसमेव तु|२२| इति त्रिषष्टिर्द्रव्याणां निर्दिष्टा रससङ्ख्यया ||२२||

sanskrit

By dropping from the total complex of tastes one taste at a time, there are formed six groups of quinary tastes. Then there are six groups of single tastes and the single group of six tastes.

english translation

SaT caivaikarasAni syurekaM SaDrasameva tu|22| iti triSaSTirdravyANAM nirdiSTA rasasaGkhyayA ||22||

hk transliteration

त्रिषष्टिः स्यात्त्वसङ्ख्येया रसानुरसकल्पनात् | रसास्तरतमाभ्यां तां सङ्ख्यामतिपतन्ति हि ||२३||

sanskrit

The count of 63 (combinations of rasa) becomes countless when factoring in the anurasas and innumerable variations of rasas.

english translation

triSaSTiH syAttvasaGkhyeyA rasAnurasakalpanAt | rasAstaratamAbhyAM tAM saGkhyAmatipatanti hi ||23||

hk transliteration

संयोगाः सप्तपञ्चाशत् कल्पना तु त्रिषष्टिधा| रसानां तत्र योग्यत्वात् कल्पिता रसचिन्तकैः ||२४||

sanskrit

Thus, the scholars of rasa, have mentioned fifty-seven combinations and sixty-three forms of rasas (after adding six pure forms of rasas in fifty-seven combinations) on the basis of their applicability.

english translation

saMyogAH saptapaJcAzat kalpanA tu triSaSTidhA| rasAnAM tatra yogyatvAt kalpitA rasacintakaiH ||24||

hk transliteration

क्वचिदेको रसः कल्प्यः संयुक्ताश्च रसाः क्वचित्| दोषौषधादीन् सञ्चिन्त्य भिषजा सिद्धिमिच्छता ||२५||

sanskrit

The physician, desirous of success, should administer rasas, in pure forms or in combinations based on dosha, drugs etc.

english translation

kvacideko rasaH kalpyaH saMyuktAzca rasAH kvacit| doSauSadhAdIn saJcintya bhiSajA siddhimicchatA ||25||

hk transliteration