Shloka 31
Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)
रसो बहुविध: प्रोक्त ऋषिभि: प्रथितात्मभि: । मधुरो लवणस्तिक्त: कषायो<म्ल: कटुस्तथा
raso bahuvidhaḥ prokto ṛṣibhiḥ prathitātmabhiḥ | madhuro lavaṇas tiktaḥ kaṣāyo 'mlaḥ kaṭus tathā ||
Sinabi ni Bharadvāja: “Ipinahayag ng mga pantas na kilala at may disiplina ang diwa na ang ‘lasa’ (rasa) ay maraming uri—matamis, maalat, mapait, mapakla, maasim, at maanghang. Kaya ang lasa ay nauunawaang may anim na anyo.”
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.