आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः । यज्ञस्तपस्तथा दानं तेषां भेदमिमं श‍ृणु ॥ १७-७॥ āhārastvapi sarvasya trividho bhavati priyaḥ yajñastapastathā dānaṃ teṣāṃ bhedamimaṃ śṛṇu The food also which is dear to each is three-fold, as also sacrifice, austerity and alms-giving. You may now hear the distinction of these. āhāraḥ = eating; tu = certainly; api = also; sarvasya = of everyone; trividhaḥ = of three kinds; bhavati = there is; priyaḥ = dear; yajñaḥ = sacrifice; tapaḥ = austerity; tathā = also; dānaṃ = charity; teṣāṃ = of them; bhedaṃ = the differences; imaṃ = this; śṛṇu = hear.;