Charak Samhita

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अम्लात् कटुस्ततस्तिक्तो लघुत्वादुत्तमोत्तमः| केचिल्लघूनामवरमिच्छन्ति लवणं रसम् ||५६||

sanskrit

then katu and lastly amla. Some take lavana as the inferior one in the category light rasas. Thus, lavana is placed in the lowest order considering both gaurava (heaviness) and laghutva (lightness).

english translation

amlAt kaTustatastikto laghutvAduttamottamaH| kecillaghUnAmavaramicchanti lavaNaM rasam ||56||

hk transliteration