Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17/Verse 10

यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् ।


उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम् ॥१७- १०॥

yātayāmaṃ gatarasaṃ pūti paryuṣitaṃ ca yat ।

ucchiṣṭamapi cāmedhyaṃ bhojanaṃ tāmasapriyam ॥17- 10॥

Food which is stale, tastless, putrid, leftover, rejected and also impure is dear to the tamasic.


yātayāmam (neuter, nominative, singular) = stale  

gatarasam (neuter, nominative, singular) = tasteless 

pūti (neuter, nominative, singular) = putrid 

paryuṣitam (past passive participle, neuter, nominative, singular) = leftover 

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and

yad (neuter, nominative, singular) = which 


ucchiṣṭam (past passive participle, neuter, nominative, singular) = rejected

api (adverb) (indeclinable) = also 

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and 

amedhyam (neuter, nominative, singular) = impure 

bhojanam (neuter, nominative, singular) = food 

tāmasapriyam (neuter, nominative, singular) = dear to the tamasic