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TEXT 8

TEXT 8

Devanagari

Devanagari

आयु:सत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धना: ।
रस्या: स्‍निग्धा: स्थिरा हृद्या आहारा: सात्त्विकप्रिया: ॥ ८ ॥

Text

Tekst

āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-
sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā
āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ
āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-
sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā
āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ

Synonyms

Synoniemen

āyuḥ — duration of life; sattva — existence; bala — strength; ārogya — health; sukha — happiness; prīti — and satisfaction; vivardhanāḥ — increasing; rasyāḥ — juicy; snigdhāḥ — fatty; sthirāḥ — enduring; hṛdyāḥ — pleasing to the heart; āhārāḥ — food; sāttvika — to one in goodness; priyāḥ — palatable.

āyuḥ — levensduur; sattva — bestaan; bala — kracht; ārogya — gezondheid; sukha — geluk; prīti — en voldoening; vivardhanāḥ — laten toenemen; rasyāḥ — sappig; snigdhāḥ — vettig; sthirāḥ — voedzaam; hṛdyāḥ — aangenaam voor het hart; āhārāḥ — voedsel; sāttvika — voor iemand in de hoedanigheid goedheid; priyāḥ — smakelijk.

Translation

Vertaling

Foods dear to those in the mode of goodness increase the duration of life, purify one’s existence and give strength, health, happiness and satisfaction. Such foods are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart.

Voedsel dat geliefd is bij mensen in de hoedanigheid goedheid verlengt de levensduur, zuivert het bestaan en schenkt kracht, gezondheid, geluk en voldoening. Zulk voedsel is sappig, vettig, gezond en smakelijk.