The Compendium of Caraka 4.6.4

4.6.4

tatra śarīraṃ nāma cetanādhiṣṭhānabhūtaṃ pañcamahābhūtavikārasamudāyātmakaṃ samayogavāhi / yadā hyasmiñ śarīre dhātavo vaiṣamyamāpadyante tadā kleśaṃ vināśaṃ vā prāpnoti /

Here, 'body' designates that which is the substratum of consciousness, consisting of an aggregate of modifications of the five great elements, maintaining balanced contact. For when the bodily constituents in this body fall into disharmony, it incurs affliction or destruction.