[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) › 6.30.5 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.30.5 Carakasaṃhitā 6.30.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.30.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.30.5) bhagavan! yadapatyānāṃ mūlaṃ nāryaḥ paraṃ nṛṇām/ taddhighāto gadaiścāsāṃ kriyate yonimāśritaiḥ// > "O Venerable One! Since women are the supreme root of offspring for men, / and their injury is caused by diseases seated in the vagina, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.30.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.30.4) - [Next: 6.30.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.30.6) - [Up: 6.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.30) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.30.5) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.30.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.30.5) · Pramāṇa