Sārathi

Word

āhārāḥ

Used in 5 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 4.29अपाने जुह्वति प्राण प्राणेऽपानं तथाऽपरे।apāne juhvati prāṇaṁ prāṇe ’pānaṁ tathāpareOthers offer as sacrifice the outgoing breath into the incoming, and the incoming into the outgoing, restraining the flow of the outgoing and the incoming breaths…Here: food intake
  2. 4.30अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति।apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣu juhvatiOthers who regulate their diet offer life-breaths in each life-breath. All these are knowers of sacrifice, whose sins are destroyed through sacrifice.Here: eating
  3. 17.7आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः।āhāras tv api sarvasya tri-vidho bhavati priyaḥThe food that is dear to each is threefold, as well as sacrifice, austerity, and almsgiving. Hear the distinction of these.Here: food
  4. 17.8आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः।āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥThe foods that increase life, purity, strength, health, joy, and cheerfulness (good appetite), which are savory, oily, substantial, and agreeable, are dear to the…Here: food
  5. 17.9कट्वम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः।kaṭv-amla-lavaṇāty-uṣhṇa- tīkṣhṇa-rūkṣha-vidāhinaḥThe foods that are bitter, sour, salty, overly hot, pungent, dry, and burning are liked by the Rajasic and are productive of pain, grief, and disease.Here: food