Bg. 17.9

Devanāgarī

कट्‌वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिन: । आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दु:खशोकामयप्रदा: ॥ ९ ॥

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.

Purport