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TEXT 9

TEXT 9

Devanagari

Devanagari

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

Text

Tekst

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

Synoniemen

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 — bitter; amla — zuur; lavaṇa — zout; ati-uṣṇa — heel scherp; tīkṣṇa — pikant; rūkṣa — droog; vidāhinaḥ — brandend; āhārāḥ — voedsel; rājasasya — voor iemand in de hoedanigheid hartstocht; iṣṭāḥ — smakelijk; duḥkha — ellende; śoka — leed; āmaya — ziekte; pradāḥ — veroorzakend.

Translation

Vertaling

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.

Voedsel dat te bitter, te zuur, zout, scherp gekruid, pikant, droog en heet is, is geliefd bij personen in de hoedanigheid hartstocht. Zulk voedsel veroorzaakt ellende, leed en ziekte.