[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) › 5.7.9 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.7.9 Carakasaṃhitā 5.7.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.9) pratipramāṇasaṃsthānā jalādarśātapādiṣu/ chāyā yā sā praticchāyā cchāyā varṇaprabhāśrayā// > The shadow that corresponds to the measurement and shape in water, a mirror, sunlight, and so forth is the reflection (praticchāyā); > whereas shadow (chāyā) relies on color and radiance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.8) - [Next: 5.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.10) - [Up: 5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.7.9) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Adbhutasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.adbhuta.adbhutasagara.48.254) — Ballālasena & Lakṣmaṇasena, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.9) · Pramāṇa