Charak Samhita

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पञ्चकषाययोनयइतिमधुरकषायोऽम्लकषायःकटुकषायस्तिक्तकषायः कषायकषायश्चेति तन्त्रे सञ्ज्ञा ||६|

sanskrit

Basic tastes for medicinal preparations: The five basic tastes associated with medicinal preparations mentioned in this compendium are: sweet, sour, pungent, bitter and astringent.

english translation

paJcakaSAyayonayaitimadhurakaSAyo'mlakaSAyaHkaTukaSAyastiktakaSAyaH kaSAyakaSAyazceti tantre saJjJA ||6|

hk transliteration