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आयुःसत्त्वबलारॊग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः रस्याः सनिग्धाः सथिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः
āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya- sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ
WORD BY WORD
āyuḥ duration of life; sattva existence; bala strength; ārogya health; sukha happiness; prīti and satisfaction; vivardhanāḥ increasing; rasyāḥ juicy; snigdhāḥ fatty; sthirāḥ enduring; hṛdyāḥ pleasing to the heart; āhārāḥ food; sāttvika to one in goodness; priyāḥ palatable;
TRANSLATION
| Foods dear to those in the mode of goodness increase the duration of life, purify one’s existence and give strength, health, happiness and satisfaction. Such foods are juicy, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart.
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