[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) › 3.1.20\_1 # The Compendium of Caraka 3.1.20\_1 Carakasaṃhitā 3.1.20\_1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.1.20\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.1.20_1) tattrividhaṃ pravarāvaramadhyavibhāgena; saptavidhaṃ tu rasaikaikatvena sarvarasopayogācca/tatra sarvarasaṃ pravaram, avaramekarasaṃ, madhyaṃ tu pravarāvaramadhyastham/ > It is of three kinds according to the classification of superior, inferior, and middling; but it is of seven kinds by taking each individual taste singly and by the use of all tastes. Therein, \[habituation to\] all tastes is superior, to a single taste is inferior, and the middling stands between superior and inferior. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.1.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.1.20) - [Next: 3.1.20\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.1.20_2) - [Up: 3.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.3.1.20_1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Āyurvedīya Hitopadeśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.samhitasara.ayurvediyahitopadesa.7.23) — Raṇajitrāya Desāī, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.1.20_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.1.20_1) · Pramāṇa