அத்தியாயம் 17, Slok 8

Text

ஆயுஃஸத்த்வபலாரோக்யஸுகப்ரீதிவிவர்தநாஃ | ரஸ்யாஃ ஸ்நிக்தாஃ ஸ்திரா ஹ்ரு'த்யா ஆஹாராஃ ஸாத்த்விகப்ரியாஃ ||௧௭-௮||

Transliteration

āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ . rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ ||17-8||

Meanings

17.8 Foods which promote longevity, intellectual alertness, strength, health, pleasure and happiness and those that are sweet, oil, substantial and agreeable, are dear to Sattvika men. - Adi