Verse 17.7
आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः ।
यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं शृणु ॥
Transliteration
āhārastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ |
yajñastapastathā dānaṃ teṣāṃ bhedamimaṃ śaṛṇu ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
The food also which is dear to each is threefold, as also sacrifice, austerity and almsgiving. Hear thou the distinction of these.
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
The food that each person likes is also of three kinds, and so are sacrifice, austerity and giving. Hear this distinction among them.
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
Krishna widens the discussion beyond worship. Food, which everyone likes in some form, is also threefold, and so are sacrifice (yajña), austerity (tapas) and giving (dāna). He announces that he will describe the differences among them. The inclusion of food alongside sacred practices is notable. It suggests that the qualities shape even the most ordinary choices, and that daily habits reveal and reinforce a person's nature just as worship does.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08