[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) › 9.60 # Ashtangasamgraha 9.60 Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha 9.60 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [9.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.60) śuṣkaṃ rūkṣaṃ yathā kāṣṭhaṃ jantujagdhaṃ vijarjaram | spṛṣṭamāśu viśīryeta tathā vṛddhaḥ striyaṃ vrajan || kuryānmadātyayaṃ tasmādiṣyate harṣaṇī kriyā || parasparapratidvandvairebhireva śamaṃ nayet || > Just as dry, unctuous-less wood eaten away by vermin and completely worn out / quickly shatters when touched, so does an old man who goes to a woman. > \[Otherwise\] it would cause alcoholic intoxication; therefore an exhilarating treatment is desired. > One should bring about pacification through these very mutual adversaries. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 9.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.59) - [Next: 9.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.61) - [Up: 9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha~en-mt.9.60) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.9.60) · Pramāṇa