Bhagavad Gita · 17.8
॥
Devanāgarī
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः ।
रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ |
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाःāyuḥ-sattva-bala-ārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥthat which increases (vivardhanāḥ) length of life (āyuḥ), purity of consciousness (sattva), strength (bala), health (ārogya), happiness (sukha), and satisfaction (prīti).
रस्याःrasyāḥjuicy.
स्निग्धाःsnigdhāḥrich, oily.
स्थिराःsthirāḥwholesome, giving lasting energy.
हृद्याःhṛdyāḥpleasing to the heart, appetizing.
आहाराःāhārāḥfood.
सात्त्विकप्रियाःsāttvika-priyāḥthat which is dear (priyāḥ) to people in the guṇa of goodness (sāttvika).
Translation
“Food that is dear to people in the guṇa of goodness increases the duration of life, purifies consciousness, and enhances strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction. Such food is juicy, rich, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart.”
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