कटुम्ललवणात्युष्णतीक्ष्णरूक्षविदाहिनः ।
आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः ॥ ९ ॥
आहारा राजसस्येष्टा दुःखशोकामयप्रदाः ॥ ९ ॥
kaṭumlalavaṇātyuṣṇatīkṣṇarūkṣavidāhinaḥ .
āhārā rājasasyeṣṭā duḥkhaśokāmayapradāḥ .. 9 ..
The foods that are bitter, sour, saline, excessively hot, pungent, dry and burning, are liked by the Rajasic, causing pain, grief and disease.
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Excessively : should be construed with all thus, excessively bitter, excessively hot, etc.