इन्द्रियाणि जयन्त्याशु निराहारा मनीषिण: । वर्जयित्वा तु रसनं तन्निरन्नस्य वर्धते ॥ २० ॥
indriyāṇi jayanty āśu nirāhārā manīṣiṇaḥ varjayitvā tu rasanaṁ tan nirannasya vardhate
- indriyāṇi
- the material senses
- jayanti
- they conquer
- āśu
- quickly
- nirāhārāḥ
- those who restrain the senses from their objects
- manīṣiṇaḥ
- the learned
- varjayitvā
- except for
- tu
- however
- rasanam
- the tongue
- tat
- its desire
- nirannasya
- for one who is fasting
- vardhate
- increases
By fasting, learned men quickly bring all of the senses except the tongue under control, because by abstaining from eating such men are afflicted with an increased desire to gratify the sense of taste.