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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.42
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 42
- kaṣāyo madhuras tiktaḥ
- kaṭv amla iti naikadhā
- bhautikānāṁ vikāreṇa
- rasa eko vibhidyate
kaṣāyaḥastringent — astringent; madhuraḥsweet — sweet; tiktaḥbitter — bitter; kaṭupungent — pungent; amlaḥsour — sour; itithus — thus; namanifoldly-ekadhāmanifoldly — manifoldly; bhautikānāmof other substances — of other substances; vikāreṇaby transformation — by transformation; rasaḥthe subtle element taste — the subtle element taste; ekaḥoriginally one — originally one; vibhidyateis divided — is divided.
Although originally one, taste becomes manifold as astringent, sweet, bitter, pungent, sour and salty due to contact with other substances.