Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 10

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 10 (17.10) means: Food that is stale, tasteless, rotten, and left over, impure, is dear to those of dull nature.

Sanskrit

यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।

Transliteration

yāta-yāmaṁ gata-rasaṁ pūti paryuṣhitaṁ cha yat uchchhiṣhṭam api chāmedhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasa-priyam

Translation

Food that is stale, tasteless, rotten, and left over, impure, is dear to those of dull nature.

Hindi

जो भोजन बासी, स्वादहीन, सड़ा और जूठा, अपवित्र है, वह जड़ स्वभाव वालों को प्रिय है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 10?

Food that is stale, tasteless, rotten, and left over, impure, is dear to those of dull nature.

Which chapter is verse 17.10 from?

It is verse 10 of Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.

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