Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
लवणकटुकपायस्वादुतिक्ताम्लमिश्राः शशिरविशनिजीवारासुरेज्यज्ञनाथाः ।
अयनदिवसपक्षर्त्वब्दमासक्षणेशा रविकुजसितसौम्या मन्दजीवेन्दवश्च
IAST Transliteration
lavaṇakaṭukapāyasvādutiktāmlamiśrāḥ śaśiraviśanijīvārāsurejyajñanāthāḥ |
ayanadivasapakṣartvabdamāsakṣaṇeśā ravikujasitasaumyā mandajīvendavaśca
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English
Saline, pungent, astringent, sweet, bitter, acid and mixed flavours have for their lords the Moon, the Sun, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury. The Sun, Mars, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter and the Moon sway over periods of half a year, a day, half a month, two months, a year, a month and a muhurta (2 ghatikas or 48 minutes) respectively.
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