[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) › 1.9.25 # The Compendium of Caraka 1.9.25 Carakasaṃhitā 1.9.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.9.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.25) cikitsite trayaḥ pādā yasmādvaidyavyapāśrayaḥ / tasmāt prayatnamātiṣṭhedbhiṣak svaguṇasaṃpadi // > Because three of the pillars in treatment depend upon the physician, / therefore the physician should exert effort toward perfection in his own qualities. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.9.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.24) - [Next: 1.9.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.26) - [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.1.9.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.25) · Pramāṇa