[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 Caraka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › 1.1.16 # The Compendium of Caraka 1.1.16 Carakasaṃhitā 1.1.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.1.16) rogāstasyāpahartāraḥ śreyaso jīvitasya ca / prādurbhūto manuṣyāṇāmantarāyo mahānayam // > Diseases are destroyers of it, of well-being, and of life; > this great obstacle has manifested among mortals. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.1.15) - [Next: 1.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.1.17) - [Up: 1.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.1.1.16) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vāgbhaṭamaṇḍana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.paribhasa.vagbhatamandana.4.25) — Narahari, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.1.16) · Pramāṇa