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रौक्ष्यात् कषायो रूक्षाणामुत्तमो मध्यमः कटुः| तिक्तोऽवरस्तथोष्णानामुष्णत्वाल्लवणः परः ||५३||

From the point of view of six prominent guna, the rasas have been positioned in three degree. Considering rukshatva (dryness), kashaya comes in the highest degree, katu in the medium degree and tikta in the lowest degree.

english translation

raukSyAt kaSAyo rUkSANAmuttamo madhyamaH kaTuH| tikto'varastathoSNAnAmuSNatvAllavaNaH paraH ||53||

hk transliteration by Sanscript