This is the 13th most frequent Slovak word.
podľa
"According to" or "based on."
In this sentence, "podľa" is used to express a subjective opinion or viewpoint, indicated by "mňa" meaning "me".
Podľa mňa je táto kniha fascinujúca.
In my opinion, this book is fascinating.
Here, "podľa" is utilized to indicate reliance on some reference or source of information, which is "mapy" meaning "map".
Podľa mapy by sme mali ísť na sever.
According to the map, we should go north.
In this instance, "podľa" relates action to a condition or standard—"hladu" meaning "hunger" and "hodín" meaning "hours".