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''Rasas,'' or tastes, are of six types: ''madhura'' (sweet), ''amla'' (sour), ''lavana'' (saline), ''katu'' (pungent), ''tikta'' (bitter), and ''kashaya'' (astringent). | ''Rasas,'' or tastes, are of six types: ''madhura'' (sweet), ''amla'' (sour), ''lavana'' (saline), ''katu'' (pungent), ''tikta'' (bitter), and ''kashaya'' (astringent). | ||
''Gunas'', or qualities, are of twenty types: ''guru'' (heavy), ''laghu'' (light), ''manda'' (dull, slow), tikshna (sharp, fast), hima (cold), ushna (hot), | ''Gunas'', or qualities, are of twenty types: ''guru'' (heavy), ''laghu'' (light), ''manda'' (dull, slow), ''tikshna'' (sharp, fast), ''hima'' (cold), ''ushna'' (hot), ''snigdha'' (unctuous or greasy), ''ruksha'' (dry), ''shlakshna'' (smooth, slippery), ''khara'' (coarse), ''sandra'' (coagulating or solidifying), ''mridu'' (soft), ''kathina'' (hard), ''sthira'' (immobile, static), ''sara'' (movable), ''sukshma'' (subtle), ''sthula'' (grossness), ''vishada'' (cleansing) and ''pichchila'' (sticky, gluey), and ''drava'' (liquidity). | ||
Veerya is either of two gunas (sheeta and ushna) or eight gunas: | |||
Vipaka is expressed in the form of either two gunas (guru | ''Veerya'' is either of two ''gunas'' (sheeta and ushna) or eight ''gunas'': ''guru, snigdha, hima, mridu, laghu, ruksha, ushna,''and ''tikshana''. | ||
''Vipaka'' is expressed in the form of either two ''gunas'' (''guru'' and ''laghu''), or three ''rasas'' (''madhura, amla,''and ''katu''). | |||
===Sanskrit text, transliteration and english translation=== | ===Sanskrit text, transliteration and english translation=== | ||