Bhagavad Gita 17.10
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।
yāta-yāmaṁ gata-rasaṁ pūti paryuṣhitaṁ cha yat uchchhiṣhṭam api chāmedhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasa-priyam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yāta-yāmam | yāta-yāmam | stale foods |
| gata-rasam | gata-rasam | tasteless |
| pūti | pūti | putrid |
| paryuṣhitam | paryuṣhitam | polluted |
| cha | cha | and |
| yat | yat | which |
| uchchhiṣhṭam | uchchhiṣhṭam | left over |
| api | api | also |
| cha | cha | and |
| amedhyam | amedhyam | impure |
| bhojanam | bhojanam | foods |
| tāmasa | tāmasa | to persons in the mode of ignorance |
| priyam | priyam | dear |
That which is stale, tasteless, putrid, rotten, rejected, and impure is the food liked by the Tamasic.
अर्धपक्व, रसरहित, दुर्गन्धयुक्त, बासी, उच्छिष्ट तथा अपवित्र (अमेध्य) अन्न तामस जनों को प्रिय होता है।।