Bhagavad Gita · 17.7
॥
Devanāgarī
आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः ।
यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
āhāras tv api sarvasya tri-vidho bhavati priyaḥ |
yajñas tapas tathā dānaṁ teṣāṁ bhedam imaṁ śṛṇu ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आहारः तु अपिāhāraḥ tu apiand food too.
सर्वस्यsarvasyafor everyone.
त्रिविधःtri-vidhaḥof three kinds.
भवति प्रियःbhavati priyaḥbecomes preferred, is favored.
यज्ञः तपः तथा दानम्yajñaḥ tapaḥ tathā dānamsacrifice, austerity, and also charity.
तेषाम् भेदम् इमम्teṣām bhedam imamthis (imam) distinction (bhedam) between them (teṣām).
शृणुśṛṇuhear.
Translation
“Even the food that everyone prefers is of three kinds. The same applies to sacrifice, austerity, and charity. Now hear about these distinctions.”
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