[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) › 2.3.4 # The Compendium of Caraka 2.3.4 Carakasaṃhitā 2.3.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.3.4) evaṃvādinaṃ bhagavantamātreyamagniveśa uvāca---kathamiha bhagavan pañcānāṃ gulmānāṃ viśeṣamabhijānīmahe; nahyaviśeṣavidrogāṇāmauṣadhavidapi bhiṣak praśamanasamartho bhavatīti// > To the venerable Ātreya speaking thus, Agniveśa said: 'How, O venerable one, do we distinguish among the five gulmas here? For a physician, even if knowledgeable about remedies, is not capable of alleviating diseases if he does not know their distinguishing features.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.3.3) - [Next: 2.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.3.5) - [Up: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.2.3.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.3.4) · Pramāṇa