कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः ।आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः ॥
kaṭvamlalavaṇātyuṣṇatīkṣṇarūkṣavidāhinaḥ |āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkhaśokāmayapradāḥ ||
- कटु · kaṭu
- bitter, pungent
- अम्ल · amla
- sour
- लवण · lavaṇa
- salty
- अत्युष्ण · atyuṣṇa
- overly hot
- तीक्ष्ण · tīkṣṇa
- sharp, fiery
- रूक्ष · rūkṣa
- dry, harsh
- विदाहिनः · vidāhinaḥ
- burning, inflammatory
- आहाराः · āhārāḥ
- foods
- राजसस्य · rājasasya
- to the passionate
- इष्टाः · iṣṭāḥ
- pleasing
- दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः · duḥkhaśokāmayapradāḥ
- yielding pain, grief, and disease
“Foods over-sharp, sour, salty, scorching, pungent, dry, and burning please the passionate — and bring pain, grief, and sickness in their wake.”
— Original plain-language translation
Rajasic food overstimulates: extreme tastes whip the senses and the passions follow. Pleasure now, pain later — the familiar rajasic bargain from 14.16. Moderation of flavor is moderation of mood.
— Reader's notes (original)