यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत् । उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम् ॥ १० ॥
yāta-yāmaṁ gata-rasaṁ pūti paryuṣhitaṁ cha yat uchchhiṣhṭam api chāmedhyaṁ bhojanaṁ tāmasa-priyam
Translation
Food that is stale, tasteless, putrid, left overnight, left over by others and impure is dear to the tamasic.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
जो भोजन अधपका (या बहुत देर पहले बना), रस-रहित, दुर्गंधयुक्त, बासी, जूठा और अपवित्र है, वह तामसी पुरुषों को प्रिय होता है।
Commentary
Tamasic food has lost its life: stale (yata-yama, literally "a watch of three hours gone"), flavourless, spoiled, kept overnight, or left over by others. It makes one heavy and dull. Many traditions take amedhya, "impure," to include meat and intoxicants, though the verse itself does not list them.