[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) › 6.8.39 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.8.39 Carakasaṃhitā 6.8.39 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.39) yathāsvenoṣmaṇā pākaṃ śārīrā yānti dhātavaḥ/ srotasā ca yathāsvena dhātuḥ puṣyati dhātutaḥ// > The bodily dhātus undergo cooking each by its own internal heat, > and through each its own channel, dhātu nourishes dhātu. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.8.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.38) - [Next: 6.8.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.40) - [Up: 6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.39) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.39) · Pramāṇa