Bhagavad Gita 17.9
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।
kaṭv-amla-lavaṇāty-uṣhṇa- tīkṣhṇa-rūkṣha-vidāhinaḥ āhārā rājasasyeṣhṭā duḥkha-śhokāmaya-pradāḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kaṭu | kaṭu | bitter |
| amla | amla | sour |
| lavaṇa | lavaṇa | salty |
| ati-uṣhṇa | ati-uṣhṇa | very hot |
| tīkṣhṇa | tīkṣhṇa | pungent |
| rūkṣha | rūkṣha | dry |
| vidāhinaḥ | vidāhinaḥ | chiliful |
| āhārāḥ | āhārāḥ | food |
| rājasasya | rājasasya | to persons in the mode of passion |
| iṣhṭāḥ | iṣhṭāḥ | dear |
| duḥkha | duḥkha | pain |
| śhoka | śhoka | grief |
| āmaya | āmaya | disease |
| pradāḥ | pradāḥ | produce |
The foods that are bitter, sour, salty, overly hot, pungent, dry, and burning are liked by the Rajasic and are productive of pain, grief, and disease.
कड़वे, खट्टे, लवणयुक्त, अति उष्ण, तीक्ष्ण (तीखे, मिर्च युक्त), रूखे. दाहकारक, दु:ख, शोक और रोग उत्पन्न कारक भोज्य पदार्थ राजस पुरुष को प्रिय होते हैं।।