[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) › 4.8.40\_2 # The Compendium of Caraka 4.8.40\_2 Carakasaṃhitā 4.8.40\_2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.8.40\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.40_2) tathā ca kurvatī śanaiḥ pūrvaṃ pravāheta, tato 'anantaraṃ balavattaram/tasyāṃ ca pravāhamāṇāyāṃ striyaḥ śabdaṃ kuryuḥ---'prajātā prajātā dhanyaṃ dhanyaṃ putram' iti / > And acting accordingly, she should bear down gently at first, then more forcefully thereafter. And while she is bearing down, the women should make the sound: 'Delivered, delivered of an auspicious, auspicious son!' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.8.40\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.40_1) - [Next: 4.8.40\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.40_3) - [Up: 4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.4.8.40_2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.40_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.40_2) · Pramāṇa