Verse 17.10
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् ।
उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम् ॥
Transliteration
yātayāmaṃ gatarasaṃ pūti paryuṣitaṃ ca yat |
ucchiṣṭamapi cāmedhyaṃ bhojanaṃ tāmasapriyam ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
That which is state, tasteless, putrid, rotten, refuse and impure, is the food liked by the Tamasic.
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
Food that is stale, tasteless, putrid, kept overnight, left over by others or impure is dear to the tamasic.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Tamasic people like food that is stale, tasteless, putrid, left overnight, left over by others, or impure. Such food has lost its freshness and vitality, matching the dullness and heaviness of tamas (inertia). The verse completes the threefold picture. Taken together, the three verses on food suggest a simple principle: what we choose to take in both reflects and shapes our inner state. The discussion now turns from food to sacrifice.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08