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(2) Fungent and astringent — these are the two combinations of Katuka (pungent) Rasa. Bitter and pungent is the only combination of Tikta (bitter) Rasa. Thus the fifteen different combinations (of the six Rases) taken two at a time have been enumerated. Now we shall speak of their combinations taken three at a time. 4.

Taken three at a time The Madhura Rasa tsweet taste) coming first in the list has got ten combinations (with the other Rasas taken three at a time). Similarly Amla Rasa (acid taste) has got six ; Lavana Rasa (saline taste) has got half that number i. e. three ; and Katuka Rasa (pungent taste) has got only one combination They are as follows (i) Sweet, acid and saline, (2) Sweet, acid and pungent, (3) Sweet, acid and bitter, (4) Sweet, acid and astringent, (5) Sweet, saline and pungent, (6) Sweet, saline and bitter, (7) Sweet, saline and astringent, (8) Sweet, pungent and bitter, (9) Sweet, pungent and astringent, and (10) Sweet, bitter and astringent — these are the ten combinations of the Rasas taken three at a time and beginning with Madhura (sweet) Rasa, (t) Acid, saline and pungent, (2) Acid, satin 3 and bitter, (3) Acid, saline and astringent, (4) Acid, pungent and bitter, (5) Acid, pungent and astringent, and (6) Acid, bitter and astringent— these arc the six combinations (taken three at a time and) beginning with Amla (acid) taste. (1) Saline, pungent and bitter, (2) Saline, pungent and astringent, and (3) Saline, bitter, and

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astringent— these are the three combinations (taken three at a time) beginning with Lavana (saline) taste, (i) Pungent, bitter and astringent is the only one combination (taken three at a time and) beginning with Katuka (puugcnt) taste. Thus the twenty different combinations (of the six Rasas) taken three at a time have been explained. Now we shall speak of their combinations taken four at a time. 5.

Taken four at a time s— The Madhura

(sweet) Rasa has got ten different combinations of four at a time. Similarly Amla vacid) Rasa has got four, and Lavana (saline/ Rasa only one. They are as follows i (1) Sweet, acid, saline and pungent, ' 2 ) Sweet, acid, saline and bitter, (3) Sweet, acid, saline and astringent, (4) Sweet, acid, pungent and bittci (5) Sweet, acid, pungent and astringent, (6) Sweet, saline, pungent and bitter, (7) Sweet, acid, bitter and asliingcnt, (8) Sweet, saline, pungent and astringent, (9; Sweet, saline, pungent and astringent, and (10) Sweet, pungent, bitter and astringent — these are the ten combinations (taken four at a time and) beginning with Madhuia (sweet) Rasa. (1) Acid, saline, pungent and bitter, (2) Acid, saline, bitter and astringent, (3) Acid, pungent, bitter and astringent, and (4) Acid, saline, pungent and astringent— these are the four combinations beginning with Amla (acid) taste, (r) Saline, pungent, bitter and astringent — this is the only one combination beginning with Lavana (saline) taste. Thus the fifteen different combinations (of the six Rasas) taken four at a time have been enumerated. Now we shall speak of their combinations taken five at a time. 6.

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and only one with Amla (acid) Rasa. They are as follows HO Sweet, acid, saline, pungent and bitter, ( 2 ) Sweet, acid, saline, pungent and astringent, (3) Sweet, acid, saline, bitter and astringent, (4) Sweet, acid, pungent, bitter and astringent, and 5) Sweet, saline, pungent, bitter and astringent— these are the five combinations (of the six Rasas) taken five at a time beginning with Madhura (sweet) Rasa. (1) Acid, saline, pungent, bitter and astringent is the only one combination of the kind beginning with Amla (acid Rasa. Thus the six combinations taken five at a time have been enumerated. Now wc shall speak of their combination with (all the' six at a time. 7.

The combination (of the six Rasas) taken (all the) six at a time is only one. The only combination of this kind is (t) Sweet, acid, saline, pungent, bitter and astringent. 8.

Separately taken one at a time, the six Rasas will be — (1) Madhura (sweet), (2' Amla acid', (3) Lavana (saline', (4) Katuka (pungent', (5) Tikta (bitter , and (6) Kashaya (astringent). 9.

Memorable Verse Sixty-three combinations of the six different Rasas have been enumerated by the experts on Rasa and these sixty-three combinations should be prescribed by experienced physicians with due regard to (the aggravation or diminution of one or more of) the (three) different Doshas. 10.

Thus ends the sixty-third chapter of the Gttarf-Tantra in the Sus'ruta wSamhita which deals with the different combinations of the (six) different Rasas.

CHAPTER LXIV.

Now we shall discourse on the chapter which deals with the Rules of Health (Svastha-Vrittaadhyaya). i.