[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) › 5.2.17 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.2.17 Carakasaṃhitā 5.2.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.2.17) etāvadgandhavijñānaṃ,rasajñānamataḥ param/ āturāṇaṃ śarīreṣu vakṣyate vidhipūrvakam// > So much for the knowledge of smell; after this, the knowledge of taste / on the bodies of the sick will be stated according to rule. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.2.16) - [Next: 5.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.2.18) - [Up: 5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.2.17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.2.17) · Pramāṇa