[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) › 1.9.4 # The Compendium of Caraka 1.9.4 Carakasaṃhitā 1.9.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.4) vikāro dhātuvaiṣamyaṃ sāmyaṃ prakṛtirucyate / sukhasaṃjñakamārogyaṃ vikāro duḥkhameva ca // > Disorder is disequilibrium of the tissues; equilibrium is called their normal state; / health is designated as happiness, and disorder is indeed suffering. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.3) - [Next: 1.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.5) - [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.1.9.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Bhaiṣajyaratnāvalī (ed. Rājeśvaradatta Śāstrī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.cikitsa.gauda.bhaisajyaratnavali*sastri1978.4.3-2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.1.9.4) · Pramāṇa