[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) › 2.2.14 # The Compendium of Bheḷa 2.2.14 Bheḷasaṃhitā 2.2.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.2.2.14) ratimūlaṃ śarīraṃ hi śarīrasya ratiḥ phalam | tasmāt phalārthī mūlārthaṃ striyaḥ seveta yuktitaḥ || > For the body has sexual pleasure as its root, and sexual pleasure is the fruit of the body; / therefore, desiring the fruit for the sake of the root, one should resort to women with moderation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.2.2.13) - [Next: 2.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.2.2.15) - [Up: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.2.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela~en-mt.2.2.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.2.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.2.2.14) · Pramāṇa