Chapter 17, Verse 8
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः। रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।
āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ। rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ।।17.8।।
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- आयुः
- life-span/longevity
- सत्त्व
- purity/vital energy
- बल
- strength
- आरोग्य
- health/freedom from disease
- सुख
- happiness
- प्रीति
- satisfaction/delight
- विवर्धनाः
- those which increase (nominative plural, qualifying 'āhārāḥ')
- रस्याः
- juicy/succulent
- स्निग्धाः
- oily/smooth/unctuous
- स्थिराः
- substantial/firm (long-lasting in effect)
- हृद्याः
- pleasing to the heart/agreeable
- आहाराः
- foods
- सात्त्विक
- of sattva (goodness/purity)
- प्रियाः
- dear/favored (by people of sattvic nature)
Commentary
8. The foods which increase life, energy, strength, health, joy and cheerfulness, which are savoury and oleaginous, substantial and agreeable, are dear to the Sattvic.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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आयुः
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बल
आरोग्य
सुख
प्रीति
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रस्याः
स्निग्धाः
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