Shloka 44
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
रसज्ञानं तु वक्ष्यामि रसस्तु बहुधा स्मृतः । शब्द, स्पर्श, रूप, रस--ये जलके चार गुण माने गये हैं (इनमें रस ही जलका मुख्य गुण है)। अब मैं रस-विज्ञानका वर्णन करता हूँ। रसके बहुत-से भेद बताये गये हैं ।।
madhuro 'mlaḥ kaṭus tiktaḥ kaṣāyo lavaṇas tathā
اب میں علمِ ذائقہ بیان کرتا ہوں؛ ذائقہ بہت سے بھیدوں والا کہا گیا ہے—شیریں، ترش، تیکھا، کڑوا، کسیلا اور نمکین۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
That taste (rasa) can be classified into six primary types, and that sensory experience is not random but knowable and categorizable—supporting disciplined understanding of the body and perception.
Vāyu-deva is in the midst of an instructional discourse, moving from general remarks about rasa to a concrete list of its main varieties.