[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) › 2.5.14 # The Compendium of Caraka 2.5.14 Carakasaṃhitā 2.5.14 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.14) yathā hyalpena yatnena chidyate taruṇastṣaruḥ/ sa evātipravṛddhastu chidyate 'atiprayatnataḥ// > For just as a tender tree is cut down with little effort, > that very tree, when excessively grown, is cut down only with excessive effort, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.13) - [Next: 2.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.15) - [Up: 2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.2.5.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.5.14) · Pramāṇa