BG - 17.8

आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः।।17.8।।

āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛidyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ

• āyuḥ sattva - which promote longevity
• bala - strength
• ārogya - health
• sukha - happiness
• prīti - satisfaction
• vivardhanāḥ - increase
• rasyāḥ - juicy
• snigdhāḥ - succulent
• sthirāḥ - nourishing
• hṛidyāḥ - pleasing to the heart
• āhārāḥ - food
• sāttvika-priyāḥ - dear to those in the mode of goodness

Translation

The foods that increase life, purity, strength, health, joy, and cheerfulness (good appetite), which are savory, oily, substantial, and agreeable, are dear to the Sattvic (pure) people.

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