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How do the six tastes give sixty-three varieties?

छह रसों से त्रेसठ भेद कैसे बनते हैं?

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6 single tastes, 15 pairs, 20 combinations of three, 15 of four, 6 of five and 1 of all six make 63.

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The commentary counts sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter and astringent singly (6), then every pair such as sweet-sour (15), every triple (20), every set of four (15), every set of five (6) and all six together (1). It adds that a physician who knows doshas, tastes and the preliminary, main and after procedures should apply them according to the doshas.

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Chapter 20
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