Sweet, sour, pungent, bitter, astringent, and saline likewise. Taste, which has been said to Belong to water, is thus of six varieties.
मधुरोऽम्लः कटुस्तिक्तः कषायो लवणस्तथा॥ एवं षड्विधविस्तारो रसो वारिमयः स्मृतः।