[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) › 1.9.20 # The Compendium of Caraka 1.9.20 Carakasaṃhitā 1.9.20 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.20) śastraṃ śāstrāṇi salilaṃ guṇadoṣapravṛttaye / pātrāpekṣīṇyataḥ prajñāṃ cikitsārthaṃ viśodhayet // > Weapons, scriptures, and water depend upon their recipient / for their operation toward good or bad qualities; therefore, one should purify one's intellect for the purpose of treatment. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.9.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.19) - [Next: 1.9.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.21) - [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.1.9.20) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.20) · Pramāṇa