[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) › 5.4.21 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.4.21 Carakasaṃhitā 5.4.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.21) viparyayeṇa yo vidyādgandhānāṃ sādhvasādhutām/ na vā &tān sarvaśo vidyāttaṃ vidyādvigatāyuṣam// > He who perceives perversely the goodness or badness of odors, > or does not perceive them at all, one should know him to have lost his lifespan. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.4.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.20) - [Next: 5.4.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.22) - [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.5.4.21) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.4.21) · Pramāṇa