[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) › 2.2.9 # The Compendium of Caraka 2.2.9 Carakasaṃhitā 2.2.9 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.9) tatra yadūrdhvabhāgaṃ tat sādhyaṃ, virecanopakramaṇīyatvādbahvauṣadhatvācca; yadadhobhāgaṃ tadyathāpyaṃ, vamanopakramaṇīyatvādalpauṣadhatvācca; yadubhayabhāgaṃ tadasādhyaṃ, vamanavirecanāyogitvādanauṣadhatvācceti// > Among these, that which takes the upward path is curable, because it can be treated by purgation and because of the abundance of medicines \[available for it\]; that which takes the downward path is manageable, because it can be treated by emesis and because of the scarcity of medicines; that which takes both paths is incurable, because emesis and purgation are not applicable and because no medicines can be employed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.2.8\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.8_1) - [Next: 2.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.10) - [Up: 2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.2.2.9) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Jalpakalpataru](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka!gangadhara.2.5) — Gaṅgādhara Kaviratna 1860, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.2.9) · Pramāṇa