BG 17.9

TEXT 9

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

SYNONYMS

kaṭu—bitter; amla—sour; lavaṇa—salty; ati-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.

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.