[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) › 6.10.2 # The Compendium of Bheḷa 6.10.2 Bheḷasaṃhitā 6.10.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.6.10.2) laṅghayed balavantaṃ ca, dīpanīyāni kārayet | durbalasya tusaṃsargīṃ kārayet tu viriktavat || > One should subject a strong patient to fasting and administer digestive-stimulants; / but for a weak patient, one should administer the gradual diet regimen like one who has been purged. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.10.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.6.10.1) - [Next: 6.10.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.6.10.3) - [Up: 6.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.6.10) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela~en-mt.6.10.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.6.10.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.bhela.6.10.2) · Pramāṇa