[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) › 1.9.18 # The Compendium of Caraka 1.9.18 Carakasaṃhitā 1.9.18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.18) tasmācchāstre 'arthavijñāne pravṛttau karmadarśane / bhiṣak catuṣṭaye yuktaḥ prāṇābhisara ucyate // > Therefore, a physician endowed with the fourfold \[qualifications\]—scriptural knowledge, understanding of the meaning, practical application, and witnessed experience— / is called a rescuer of vital breaths. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.17) - [Next: 1.9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.19) - [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.1.9.18) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.18) · Pramāṇa