Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.26.41
రూపమాత్రాద్వికుర్వాణాత్తేజసో దైవచోదితాత్ ।
రసమాత్రమభూత్తస్మాదమ్భో జిహ్వా రసగ్రహ: ॥ ౪౧ ॥
rūpa-mātrād vikurvāṇāt
[roopa-maatraad vikurvaanaat]
tejaso daiva-coditāt
[tejaso daiva-choditaat]
rasa-mātram abhūt tasmād
[rasa-maatram abhoot tasmaad]
ambho jihvā rasa-grahaḥ
[ambho jihvaa rasa-grahah]
Word-for-word
rūpa-mātrāt
—
which evolves from the subtle element form
vikurvāṇāt
—
undergoing transformation
tejasaḥ
—
from fire
daiva-coditāt
—
under a superior arrangement
rasa-mātram
—
the subtle element taste
abhūt
—
became manifested
tasmāt
—
from that
ambhaḥ
—
water
jihvā
—
the sense of taste
rasa-grahaḥ
—
which perceives taste.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
rūpa-mātrād vikurvāṇāt
rūpa-mātrāt
which evolves from the subtle element form
vikurvāṇāt
undergoing transformation
tejaso daiva-coditāt
tejasaḥ
from fire
daiva-coditāt
under a superior arrangement
rasa-mātram abhūt tasmād
rasa-mātram
the subtle element taste
abhūt
became manifested
tasmāt
from that
ambho jihvā rasa-grahaḥ
ambhaḥ
water
jihvā
the sense of taste
rasa-grahaḥ
which perceives taste.
By the interaction of fire and the visual sensation, the subtle element taste evolves under a superior arrangement. From taste, water is produced, and the tongue, which perceives taste, is also manifested.
Purport
The tongue is described here as the instrument for acquiring knowledge of taste. Because taste is a product of water, there is always saliva on the tongue.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
By transformation of fire whose tan-mātrā is form under the influence of time, taste appeared. From taste appeared water. The tongue perceives taste.
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