Charak Samhita

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भौमाप्याग्नेयवायव्याः पञ्चोष्माणः सनाभसाः। पञ्चाहारगुणान्स्वान्स्वान्पार्थिवादीन्पचन्ति हि॥१३॥

There are five types of agni namely, bhauma, apya, agneya, vayavya and nabhasa. These five bhutagni are one of each mahabhuta transform/metabolize those components of the food that are homologous to them in their composition of structure of human organism. (such as parthiva, apya etc)

english translation

bhaumApyAgneyavAyavyAH paJcoSmANaH sanAbhasAH। paJcAhAraguNAnsvAnsvAnpArthivAdInpacanti hi॥13॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript