[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med) › [Early and ascribed compendia](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita) › [The Compendium of Bheḷa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela) › 1.20.7 # The Compendium of Bheḷa 1.20.7 Bheḷasaṃhitā 1.20.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.20.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.20.7) āpo mahārasā vidyādannaṃ caiva mahauṣadham | mahāpralepanaṃ tatra tejaś caivamahatparam || > One should know water as the great essence, and food as the great medicine; / there \[water is\] the great anointment, and fire is supreme and great. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.20.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.20.6) - [Next: 1.20.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.20.8) - [Up: 1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela~en-mt.1.20.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.20.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.1.20.7) · Pramāṇa