[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) › 6.4.32 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.4.32 Carakasaṃhitā 6.4.32 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.4.32) ūrdhvage tarpaṇaṃ pūrvaṃ peyāṃ pūrvamadhogate/ kālasātmyānubandhajño dadyāt prakṛtikalpavit// > In the upward course, a refreshing drink comes first; in the downward course, a gruel comes first; > knowing time, suitability, and secondary conditions, and knowing constitution and preparation, one should administer \[it\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.4.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.4.31) - [Next: 6.4.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.4.33) - [Up: 6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.4.32) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.4.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.4.32) · Pramāṇa