[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) › 4.2.27 # The Compendium of Caraka 4.2.27 Carakasaṃhitā 4.2.27 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.27) teṣāṃ viśeṣādbalavanti yāni bhavanti mātāpitṛkarmajāni/ tāni vyavasyet sadṛśatvahetuṃ sattvaṃ yathānūkamapi vyavasyet// > Whichever among them become particularly powerful, originating from the karma of the mother and father, > one should determine those as the cause of resemblance; one should also determine the mind according to its past disposition. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.26) - [Next: 4.2.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.28) - [Up: 4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.4.2.27) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.27) · Pramāṇa