[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) › [Ashtangasamgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha) › 3.53 # Ashtangasamgraha 3.53 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 3.53 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.53) na+ācaret pāṇivākpādaddaṅmeḍhredaracāpalam | triḥ pakṣasya kacaśmaśrunakharomāṇi vardhayet || lodhracandanayaṣṭyāhvaṃ tena yaṣṭyāhvameva vā || > He should not act with fickleness of hands, speech, feet, eyes, penis, or belly. > He should groom his hair, beard, nails, and bodily hair three times a fortnight. > > With lodhra, sandalwood, and liquorice, or with liquorice alone. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.52) - [Next: 3.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.54) - [Up: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.3.53) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.3.53) · Pramāṇa