[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) › [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › Vārttika of Patañjali # Vārttika of Patañjali Commentary on [The Compendium of Caraka (Carakasaṃhitā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) A now lost commentary on the Carakasaṃhitā. - **Language:** Sanskrit - **Date:** 700–799 CE - **Author:** [Patañjali](https://indike.org/pramana/person/patanjali) - **Text:** lost --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka!patanjali](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka!patanjali) · Pramāṇa