Charak Samhita

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भवति चात्र- मात्रयाऽप्यभ्यवहृतं पथ्यं चान्नं न जीर्यति| चिन्ताशोकभयक्रोधदुःखशय्याप्रजागरैः ||९||

sanskrit

[Influence of mental status on digestion] Thus it can be said that any wholesome food, even if taken in the right quantity, does not get digested if the mental state of the person is riddled with anxiety, grief, fear, anger, or restless and irritable due to lack of sleep.

english translation

bhavati cAtra- mAtrayA'pyabhyavahRtaM pathyaM cAnnaM na jIryati| cintAzokabhayakrodhaduHkhazayyAprajAgaraiH ||9||

hk transliteration