[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) › 3.2.17 # The Compendium of Caraka 3.2.17 Carakasaṃhitā 3.2.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.17) nābhistanāntaraṃ jantorāmāśaya iti smṛtaḥ/ aśitaṃ khāditaṃ pītaṃ līḍhaṃ cātra vipacyate// > The space between the navel and the breasts in a living being is known as the stomach; / and here what is eaten, chewed, drunk, and licked is digested. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.16) - [Next: 3.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.18) - [Up: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.3.2.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.17) · Pramāṇa