[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) › 4.8.7 # The Compendium of Caraka 4.8.7 Carakasaṃhitā 4.8.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.7) saṃjātaharṣau maithune cānukūlāviṣṭagandhaṃ svāstīrṇaṃ sukhaṃ śayanamupakalpya manojñaṃ hitamaśanamaśitvā nātyaśitau dakṣiṇapādena pumānārohet vāmapādena strī// > Arising with joy and mutually disposed to copulation, having prepared a comfortable bed that has pleasant scents and is well-spread, having eaten agreeable and wholesome food without overeating, the man should mount with his right foot and the woman with her left foot. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 4.8.6\_6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.6_6) - [Next: 4.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.8) - [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.4.8.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.4.8.7) · Pramāṇa