[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) › 4.1.27 # The Compendium of Caraka 4.1.27 Carakasaṃhitā 4.1.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.1.27) mahābhūtāni khaṃ vāyuragnirāpaḥ kṣitistathā/ śabdaḥ sparśaśca rūpaṃ ca raso gandhaśca tadguṇāḥ// > The great elements are ether, wind, fire, water, and earth; / sound, touch, form, taste, and smell are their qualities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.1.26) - [Next: 4.1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.1.28) - [Up: 4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.4.1.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.1.27) · Pramāṇa