Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 42


Sanskrit:

कषायो मधुरस्तिक्त: कट्‍वम्‍ल इति नैकधा ।भौतिकानां विकारेण रस एको विभिद्यते ॥ ४२ ॥

ITRANS:

kaṣāyo madhuras tiktaḥkaṭv amla iti naikadhābhautikānāṁ vikāreṇarasa eko vibhidyate

Translation:

Although originally one, taste becomes manifold as astringent, sweet, bitter, pungent, sour and salty due to contact with other substances.

Purport: