Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17 Verse 9
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 17 श्लोक 9

कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।
आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः।।17.9।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
17.9. The foods that are killed by men of the Rajas (Strand) are those which are bitter,  sour, saltish, very hot, harsh, dry, and burning; and which cause pain, grief and disease.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
17.9 See Comment under 17.10


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 17.9Katvamlalavanaatyushna teekshna rooksha vidaahinah;
Aahaaraah raajasasyeshtaa duhkhashokaamayapradaah.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 17.9kaṭu—bitter; amla—sour; lavaṇa—salty; ati-uṣhṇa—very hot; tīkṣhṇa—pungent; rūkṣha—dry; vidāhinaḥ—chiliful; āhārāḥ—food; rājasasya—to persons in the mode of passion; iṣhṭāḥ—dear; duḥkha—pain; śhoka—grief; āmaya—disease; pradāḥ—produce