BG 17.8
आयुःसत्त्वबलारोग्यसुखप्रीतिविवर्धनाः ।
रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥
रस्याः स्निग्धाः स्थिरा हृद्या आहाराः सात्त्विकप्रियाः ॥
āyuḥ-sattva-balārogya-sukha-prīti-vivardhanāḥ
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ
rasyāḥ snigdhāḥ sthirā hṛdyā āhārāḥ sāttvika-priyāḥ
Word-for-word meanings
āhārāḥ — foods; vivardhanāḥ — that increase; āyuḥ — longevity; sattva — enthusiasm; bala — strength; ārogya — health; sukha — happiness; prīti — [and] satisfaction; rasyāḥ — [and that are] savory; snigdhāḥ — fatty; sthirāḥ — wholesome; hṛdyāḥ — [and] pleasing to the heart; sāttvika-priyāḥ — [are] dear to people who are influenced primarily by sattva.
Translation
Foods that increase longevity, enthusiasm, strength, health, happiness, and satisfaction, and that are savory, fatty, wholesome, and pleasing to the heart are dear to people who are influenced primarily by sattva.