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Chapter 17
katvamlalavanatyusnatiksnaruksavidahinah
ahara rajasasyesta duhkhalokamayapradah
Foods which are bitter, sour, saltish, very hot, pungent, dry, scorching and producing pain, grief and disease, are liked, by the rajasika type of persons. 9
Comment:-
Foods which are bitter, such as 'Karela' and aloe plant, sour, such as tamarind and lemon, sattish, having excessive alkaline and salts, and which are very hot viz., steaming, pungent such as chilies, and dry such as, parched grains (lacking butter, milk etc.) and which cause burning such as mustard etc.
Ahara rajasasye;ta:- Such foods (which are eaten, drunk, licked and sucked), are liked by the rajasika type of persons. Thus a man's faith, is known by the food he takes.
Dubkhasokamayapradah:- Such foods, produce pain, grief and disease. When a person eats such food, he experiences pain and a burning sensation, in the throat, tongue and palate etc. He is not pleased, but is rather grieved after eating such foods and these cause sickness, in the body.
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