Chapter 17 Verse 9 of 28

• kaṭv-amla-lavaṇāty-uṣṇa-
• tīkṣṇa-rūkṣa-vidāhinaḥ
• āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā
• duḥkha-śokāmaya-pradāḥ

Translation

Foods that are too bitter, too sour, salty, hot, pungent, dry and burning are dear to those in the mode of passion. Such foods cause distress, misery and disease.

Synonyms

• kaṭu

  bitter

• amla

  sour

• lavaṇa

  salty

• uṣṇa

  very hot

• tīkṣṇa

  pungent

• rūkṣa

  dry

• vidāhinaḥ

  burning

• āhārāḥ

  food

• rājasasya

  to one in the mode of passion

• iṣṭāḥ

  palatable

• duḥkha

  distress

• śoka

  misery

• āmaya

  disease

• pradāḥ

  causing.

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