[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 Caraka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › 1.9.10 # The Compendium of Caraka 1.9.10 Carakasaṃhitā 1.9.10 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.10) kāraṇaṃ ṣoḍaśaguṇaṃ siddhau pādacatuṣṭayam / vijñātā śāsitā yoktā pradhānaṃ bhiṣagatra tu // > The four pillars endowed with sixteen qualities are the cause of success; / but here the physician—the knower, the director, the administrator—is the primary \[factor\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.9) - [Next: 1.9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.11) - [Up: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.1.9.10) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.10) · Pramāṇa