[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) › 1.9.16 # The Compendium of Caraka 1.9.16 Carakasaṃhitā 1.9.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.16) pāṇicārādyathā 'acakṣurajñānādbhītabhītavat / naurmārutavaśevājño bhiṣak carati karmasu // > Just as a blind person gropes with his hands, terrified out of ignorance, / or as a boat is driven by the wind, so the ignorant physician proceeds in his actions. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.9.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.15) - [Next: 1.9.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.17) - [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.1.9.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.16) · Pramāṇa