कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः | आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः ||१७-९||
kaṭvamlalavaṇātyuṣṇatīkṣṇarūkṣavidāhinaḥ . āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkhaśokāmayapradāḥ ||17-9||
Chapter 17 · Verse 9
Shraddha Traya Vibhaga Yoga
श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
In plain words
Excessively This alification should be taken to apply to each of the seven alities -- thus excessively saline and so on. Food of a passionate nature produces restlessness in the mind evil thoughts excitement craving now for one thing and then for another pain trouble and disease. The Rajasic man always plans to prepare various kinds of preparations to satisfy his palate.
Translation
17.9 Foods that are bitter, sour, very salty, exceedingly heating, very pungent, dry and burning, are all dear to Rajasika men; they produce pain, sorrow and disease.
Meaning
Excessively This alification should be taken to apply to each of the seven alities -- thus excessively saline and so on. Food of a passionate nature produces restlessness in the mind evil thoughts excitement craving now for one thing and then for another pain trouble and disease. The Rajasic man always plans to prepare various kinds of preparations to satisfy his palate. He takes salt chillies mustard cloves condiments pungent pickles etc. in excess. Tears flow from his eyes and water dribbles from his nose and yet he will not leave the hot and pungent articles. The palate remains unsatisfied until the stomach is completely filled with pungent things till the tongue is burnt with chillies. Ladysfinger. Puri. Kachori pungent condiments meat fish eggs sweets potato fried bread curd brinjal carrots blackgram onions garlic lemon. Masur tea coffee betels tobacco are Rajasic artciles of food.
Word by word
कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः those that are bitter sour saline excessively hot pungent dry and burning आहाराः foods राजसस्य of the Rajasic इष्टाः are liked दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः are productive of pain grief and disease.