Sushruta Samhita
माधुर्यं भजतेऽत्यर्थं तीक्ष्णभावं विमुञ्चति । माधुर्याच्छममाप्नोति वह्निरद्भिरिवाप्लुतः ॥२५॥
Sweetness greatly enhances, while sharpness is reduced. Just as fire is quenched by water, sweetness alleviates sharpness.
english translation
mAdhuryaM bhajate'tyarthaM tIkSNabhAvaM vimuJcati । mAdhuryAcchamamApnoti vahniradbhirivAplutaH ॥25॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript