Bhagavad Gita 17.8
Chapter 17: Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Three Kinds of Faith) · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः ।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥
āyuḥsattvabalārogyasukhaprītivivardhanāḥ |rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvikapriyāḥ ||
Meaning of Gita 17.8 in English
Foods that increase life, clarity, strength, health, happiness and contentment, that are tasty, nourishing, wholesome and pleasing to the heart, are liked by people of sattvic nature.
गीता 17.8 का हिंदी अर्थ
जो भोजन आयु, बुद्धि, बल, स्वास्थ्य, सुख और प्रसन्नता बढ़ाता है, और जो रसीला, चिकना, पौष्टिक तथा मन को अच्छा लगने वाला है, वह सात्त्विक लोगों को प्रिय है।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.