Sushruta Samhita

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तद्यथा- मधुराम्लः(१), मधुरलवणः(२), मधुरकटुकः(३), मधुरतिक्तः(४), मधुरकषायः(५), एतेपञ्चानुक्रान्ता मधुरेण; अम्ललवणः(१), अम्लकटुकः(२), अम्लतिक्तः(३), अम्लकषायः(४), एते चत्वारोऽनुक्रान्ता अम्लेन; लवणकटुकः(१), लवणतिक्तः(२), लवणकषायः(३), एते त्रयोऽनुक्रान्ता लवणेन; कटुतिक्तः(१), कटुकषायः(२), द्वावेतावनुक्रान्तौ कटुकेन; तिक्तकषायः(१) एक एवानुक्रान्तस्तिक्तेन; एवमेते पञ्चदश द्विकसंयोगा व्याख्याताः ||८||

sanskrit

They are as follows: Sweet and acid, sweet and saline, sweet and pungent, sweet and bitter, and sweet and astringent — these five are the combinations beginning with Madhura (sweet). Acid and saline, acid and pungent, acid and bitter, and acid and astringent — these four are the combinations beginning with Amla (acid). Saline and pungent, saline and bitter, and saline and astringent — these three are the combinations beginning with Lavana (saline). Pungent and bitter, and pungent and astringent — these two are the combinations beginning with Katuka (pungent). Bitter and astringent — this is the only combination beginning with Tikta (bitter). Thus, the fifteen combinations taken two at a time have been explained.

english translation

hindi translation

tadyathA- madhurAmlaH(1), madhuralavaNaH(2), madhurakaTukaH(3), madhuratiktaH(4), madhurakaSAyaH(5), etepaJcAnukrAntA madhureNa; amlalavaNaH(1), amlakaTukaH(2), amlatiktaH(3), amlakaSAyaH(4), ete catvAro'nukrAntA amlena; lavaNakaTukaH(1), lavaNatiktaH(2), lavaNakaSAyaH(3), ete trayo'nukrAntA lavaNena; kaTutiktaH(1), kaTukaSAyaH(2), dvAvetAvanukrAntau kaTukena; tiktakaSAyaH(1) eka evAnukrAntastiktena; evamete paJcadaza dvikasaMyogA vyAkhyAtAH ||8||

hk transliteration