[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) › 5.4.19 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.4.19 Carakasaṃhitā 5.4.19 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.19) aśabdasya ca yaḥ śrotā śabdān yaśca na budhyate/ dvāvapyetau yathā pretau tathā jñeyau &vijānatā// > He who hears what makes no sound, and he who does not perceive sounds— > both of these are to be understood by the discerning as if already dead. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.18) - [Next: 5.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.20) - [Up: 5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.4.19) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bheḷasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.5.7.16) — Bheḷa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.19) · Pramāṇa