आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः ।यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु ॥
āhāras tv api sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ |yajñas tapas tathā dānaṃ teṣāṃ bhedam imaṃ śṛṇu ||
- आहारः · āhāraḥ
- food
- अपि · api
- also
- सर्वस्य · sarvasya
- for everyone
- त्रिविधः · trividhaḥ
- threefold
- भवति · bhavati
- is
- प्रियः · priyaḥ
- dear, preferred
- यज्ञः · yajñaḥ
- sacrifice
- तपः · tapaḥ
- austerity
- दानम् · dānam
- giving, charity
- तेषाम् · teṣām
- their
- भेदम् · bhedam
- distinction
- इमम् · imam
- this
- शृणु · śṛṇu
- hear
“Even the food each person loves is threefold — and so are sacrifice, austerity, and giving. Hear how they differ.”
— Original plain-language translation
The analysis now turns deliciously practical: dinner, worship, discipline, and charity — all sorted by guna. Nothing is too ordinary for spiritual examination. The next seven verses form the Gita's most detailed daily-life guide.
— Reader's notes (original)