Chapter 25. Yajjah Purushiya Adhyaya - PART 3

 Chapter 25. 

Yajjah Purushiya Adhyaya 

Origin of Human Beings - Part 3

The classification of food

±तद्यथा-

±The dietetic classification of food is as follows:

±आहारत्वमाहारस्यैकविधमर्थाभेदात्;

±Food is all of one kind in the view of eatability as a common feature.

स पुनर्द्वियोनिः,

±According to the source, food articles are of two types

±स्थावरजङ्गमात्मकत्वात्;

1.Sthavara - those based on vegetable sources and

2.Jangama - those that are based on animal products.

द्विविधप्रभावः,

±It is also of two types based on specific action:

±हिताहितोदर्कविशेषात्;

1.Hita - actions that have a positive effect and

2.Ahita - actions that have an unhealthy, unwholesome, or negative effect. 

चतुर्विधोपयोगः,

±पानाशनभक्ष्यलेह्योपयोगात्;

±Food can also be classified into four groups by the way it is ingested: 

षडास्वादः,

±रसभेदतः षड्विधत्वात्;

±Another method of classification categorizes food by taste – and these are six categories

. विंशतिगुणः,गुरुलघुशीतोष्णस्निग्धरूक्षमन्दतीक्ष्णस्थिरसरमृदुकठिन- विशदपिच्छिलश्लक्ष्णखरसूक्ष्मस्थूलसान्द्रद्रवानुगमात्;

Similarly, from the point of view of their texture or properties, food articles are twenty types : 

±अपरिसङ्ख्येयविकल्पः, द्रव्यसंयोगकरणबाहुल्यात्||३६||

±Thus, classifications of food can be countless due to the sheer diversity of ingredients, combinations and their preparations. [36]

Two main classes of diet

±तस्य खलु ये ये विकारावयवा भूयिष्ठमुपयुज्यन्ते,

±भूयिष्ठकल्पानां च मनुष्याणां प्रकृत्यैव हिततमाश्चाहिततमाश्च,

±तांस्तान्यथावदुपदेक्ष्यामः||३७||

±Nevertheless, we shall now delve upon certain classes of food articles that are mostly commonly used and are naturally the most wholesome and unwholesome to the majority of human beings. [37]

Hita ahara –
Wholesome(beneficial) food articles

तद्यथा- The most beneficial among food articles are thus:

±इति प्रकृत्यैव हिततमानामाहारविकाराणां प्राधान्यतो द्रव्याणि व्याख्यातानि भवन्ति||३८||

±In this manner, various natural food articles have been identified to be the most wholesome in their class. [38]

Ahita Ahara /
Unwholesome (harmful) food articles

अहिततमानप्युपदेक्ष्यामः-
Now here are the most unwholesome of food articles:

±इतिप्रकृत्यैवाहिततमानामाहारविकाराणां प्रकृष्टतमानि द्रव्याणि व्याख्यातानि भवन्ति;

±These above (mentioned food articles) have been enumerated, each of which is the most unwholesome of its class naturally.

±(इति) हिताहितावयवो व्याख्यातआहारविकाराणाम्||३९||

±The wholesome food articles and unwholesome food articles have been explained in such context. [39]

	Hita ahara	Ahita ahara
Shuka dhanya	Lohita shali	Yavaka
Shami dhanya	Mudga	Masha
Udaka	Antariksha jala	Nadi jala in Varsha
Lavana	Saindhava	Ushara
Shaka	Jivanti	Sarshapa
Mriga mamsa	Ena	Go mamsa
Pakshi mamsa	Lava	Kana kapota
Bileshaya	Godha	Bheka
Matsya	Rohita	Chilichima
Sarpi	Gavya sarpi	Avi
Ksheera	Go ksheera	Avi
Sthavara jatha Sneha	Tila taila	Kusumbha Sneha
Anupa mriga mamsa	Varaha vasa	Mahisha vasa
Matsya vasa	Chuluki vasa	Kumbheera vasa
Jala chara vihanga vasa	Paka hamsa vasa	Kakamadgu vasa
Vishkira shakuni vasa	Kukkuda vasa	Chadaka vasa
Shakhada medasa	Aja meda	Hasti meda
Kanda	Shringavera	Aluka
Phala	Mridveeka	Nikucha
Ikshu vikara	Sharkara	Phanita