[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) › [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt) › 77 # Ashtangahridayasamhita 77 English (machine translation) 77 - **Language:** English ### [77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.77) One should speak in season, wholesomely, moderately, without contradiction, and pleasantly; / greeting first, cheerful-faced, well-mannered, and gentle with compassion. // 26 - [Previous: 76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.76) - [Next: 78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.78) ## Commentaries (1) - [Sarvāṅgasundarā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya!arunadatta.1.2.96.1) — Aruṇadatta, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.77) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya~en-mt.77) · Pramāṇa