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TEXT 9

TEXT 9

Devanagari

Devanagari

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

Text

Texte

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

Synonyms

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.

kaṭu: amers; amla: acides; lavaṇa: salés; ati-uṣṇa: trop épicés; tīkṣṇa: pimentés; rūkṣa: desséchés; vidāhinaḥ: brûlants; āhārāḥ: les aliments; rājasasya: de celui qu’influence la passion; iṣṭāḥ: appréciés; duḥkha: la souffrance; śoka: la misère; āmaya: la maladie; pradāḥ: causant.

Translation

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.

Les hommes qui subissent l’ascendant de la passion aiment les aliments trop amers, trop acides, trop salés, trop épicés, trop pimentés, desséchés ou brûlants, lesquels engendrent souffrance, malheur et maladie.