[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) › 2.5.3 # The Compendium of Caraka 2.5.3 Carakasaṃhitā 2.5.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.3) sapta dravyāṇi kuṣṭhānāṃ &prakṛtirvikṛtimāpannāni bhavanti/ > Seven substances constitute the primary materials of kuṣṭhas when they have undergone alteration. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.2) - [Next: 2.5.3\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.3_1) - [Up: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.2.5.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.3) · Pramāṇa