[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) › 4.2.4 # The Compendium of Caraka 4.2.4 Carakasaṃhitā 4.2.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.4) śukraṃ tadasya pravadanti dhīrā yaddhīyate garbhasamudbhavāya/ vāyvagnibhūmyabguṇapādavattat ṣaḍbhyo rasebhyaḥ prabhavaśca tasya// > The wise declare that to be his semen, which is emitted for the origination of the embryo; / it has four parts consisting of the qualities of air, fire, earth, and water, and its origin is from the six tastes. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.3) - [Next: 4.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.5) - [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.4.2.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.2.4) · Pramāṇa