Ashtangasamgraha 17.45
Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 17.45
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17.45
yathārasaṃ jaguḥ pākān ṣaṭ kecittadasāmpratam |
yatsvādurvrīhiramlatvaṃ na cāmlamapi dāḍimam ||
tasmāt bhojyāni yojyāni dīpanāni laghūni ca ||
Some have declared post-digestive effects to be six according to taste; that is improper;
because rice is sweet but [undergoes] sourness, and pomegranate is sour yet not [sour in post-digestive effect].
Therefore foods that are appetizing and light should be employed,
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