[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) › 6.15.4 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.15.4 Carakasaṃhitā 6.15.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.15.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.4) śānte 'agnau mriyate, yukte ciraṃ jīvatyanāmayaḥ/ rogī syādvikṛte, mūlamagnistasmānnirucyate// > When the fire is extinguished, one dies; when it is properly functioning, one lives long and free from disease; / when it is abnormal, one becomes sick. Therefore, the fire is declared to be the root. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.15.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.3) - [Next: 6.15.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.5) - [Up: 6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.15.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.15.4) · Pramāṇa