[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) › 4.2.44 # The Compendium of Caraka 4.2.44 Carakasaṃhitā 4.2.44 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.44) daivaṃ purā yat kṛtamucyate tat tat pauruṣaṃ yattviha karma dṛṣṭam/ pravṛttiheturviṣamaḥ sa dṛṣṭo nivṛttiheturhi samaḥ sa eva// > Destiny is called that karma which was done previously; human effort, on the other hand, is that which is seen here; > that which is improper is observed as the cause of initiation, while that which is balanced is indeed the cause of cessation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.2.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.43) - [Next: 4.2.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.45) - [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.4.2.44) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.44) · Pramāṇa