TEXT

मुखतस्तालु निर्भिन्नं जिह्वा तत्रोपजायते ।
ततो नानारसो जज्ञे जिह्वया यो ऽधिगम्यते ॥ १८ ॥

mukhatas talu nirbhinnam

jihva tatropajayate

tato nana-raso jajne

jihvaya yo 'dhigamyate

mukhatah-from the mouth; talu-the palate; nirbhinnam-being generated; jihva-the tongue; tatra-thereupon; upajayate-becomes manifested; tatah-thereupon; nana-rasah-various tastes; jajne-became manifested; jihvaya-by the tongue; yah-which; adhigamyate-become relished.