Ann Dsouza | Slow Living on Instagram: "“Jala” (जल) is derived from the Sanskrit verbal root √jal / √jalā (जल्) — meaning “to flow”” — Sushruta Saṃhitā, Sūtrasthāna 1/7 - “Āpaḥ snehasvarūpāḥ.” “Water represents the principle of unctuousness (sneha).” Properties: Liquid, oily, soft, smooth, cold The sense organ associated with Jala is the tongue. The sense of taste. — Charaka Saṃhitā, Sūtrasthāna 26/10 - “Āpe rasaḥ.” “”The water element (Āpa or Jala) possesses the quality of taste (rasa).” Jala i