[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) › 1.9.12 # The Compendium of Caraka 1.9.12 Carakasaṃhitā 1.9.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.12) āturādyāstathā siddhau pādāḥ kāraṇasaṃjñitāḥ / vaidyasyātaścikitsāyāṃ pradhānaṃ kāraṇaṃ bhiṣak // > so too the patient and the other \[two\] are designated as the pillars serving as instruments in the success / of the physician; therefore, in treatment, the physician is the primary cause. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.9.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.11) - [Next: 1.9.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.13) - [Up: 1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.1.9.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.12) · Pramāṇa