[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 Bheḷa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela) › 3.6.16 # The Compendium of Bheḷa 3.6.16 Bheḷasaṃhitā 3.6.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.6.16) kaṭurhi paścimo vāyuḥ śaity aṃ tīvraṃ cavāriṇaḥ | atyarthaṃ rūkṣayed vāyuḥ śarīraṃ rūkṣabhojāt || > For the west wind is pungent, and the coldness of water is intense; / the wind would excessively dry up the body because of dry food. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.6.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.6.15) - [Next: 3.6.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.6.17) - [Up: 3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela~en-mt.3.6.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.3.6.16) · Pramāṇa