Charak Samhita

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मध्योत्कृष्टावराः शैत्यात् कषायस्वादुतिक्तकाः | स्वादुर्गुरुत्वादधिकः कषायाल्लवणोऽवरः ||५५||

sanskrit

Considering sheetatwa (coldness), madhura, kashaya and tikta come in order of superiority. Considering gurutva (heaviness), madhura comes in the highest degree, kashaya comes next, and lavana in the lowest degree. Considering laghutva (lightness), tikta comes on the top,

english translation

madhyotkRSTAvarAH zaityAt kaSAyasvAdutiktakAH | svAdurgurutvAdadhikaH kaSAyAllavaNo'varaH ||55||

hk transliteration by Sanscript