Shloka 31
रसो बहुविध: प्रोक्त ऋषिभि: प्रथितात्मभि: । मधुरो लवणस्तिक्त: कषायो<म्ल: कटुस्तथा,उदारचेता महर्षियोंने रसके अनेक भेद बताये हैं--मधुर, लवण, तिक्त, कषाय, अम्ल और कटु। इन छः रूपोंमें विस्तारको प्राप्त हुआ रस जलमय माना गया है
raso bahuvidhaḥ prokto ṛṣibhiḥ prathitātmabhiḥ | madhuro lavaṇas tiktaḥ kaṣāyo 'mlaḥ kaṭus tathā ||
قال بهاردفاجا: «إن الحكماء ذوي الصيت والرياضة للنفس قد قرّروا أن “الذوق” (رَسَ) ذو أنواع كثيرة: حلو، ومالح، ومرّ، وقابض، وحامض، وحارّ لاذع. وهكذا يُفهم الذوق على أنه ستة أوجه».
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
It presents the classical sixfold classification of taste—sweet, salty, bitter, astringent, sour, and pungent—framing sensory experience as something to be understood and regulated through knowledge rather than pursued blindly.
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parvan, Bharadvāja speaks as a teacher, citing the authority of ancient sages to define and enumerate the varieties of rasa (taste) as part of a broader instructional discussion.