### SB 3.26.42

> कषायो मधुरस्तिक्तः कट्वम्ल इति नैकधा ।\
> भौतिकानां विकारेण रस एको विभिद्यते ॥४२॥

> kaṣāyo madhuras tiktaḥ\
> kaṭv amla iti naikadhā\
> bhautikānāṁ vikāreṇa\
> rasa eko vibhidyate

*kaṣāyaḥ*—astringent; *madhuraḥ*—sweet; *tiktaḥ*—bitter; *kaṭu*—pungent; *amlaḥ*—sour; *iti*—thus; *na-ekadhā*—manifoldly; *bhautikānām*—of other substances; *vikāreṇa*—by transformation; *rasaḥ*—the subtle element taste; *ekaḥ*—originally one; *vibhidyate*—is divided.

**Although originally one, taste becomes manifold as astringent, sweet, bitter, pungent, sour and salty due to contact with other substances.**