[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) › 2.6.4 # The Compendium of Caraka 2.6.4 Carakasaṃhitā 2.6.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.6.4) tatra sāhasaṃ śoṣasyāyatanamiti yaduktaṃ tadanuvyākhyāsyāmaḥ---yadā puruṣo durbalo hi san balavatā saha vigṛhṇāti, atimahatā vā dhanuṣā vyāyacchati, jalpati vā 'apyatimātram, atimātraṃ vā bhāramudvahati, apsu vā plavate cātidūram, &utsādanapadāghātane vā 'atipragāḍhamāsevate, atiprakṛṣṭaṃ vā 'adhvānaṃ drutamabhipatati, abhihanyate vā, anyadvā kiṃcidevaṃvidhaṃ viṣamamatimātraṃ vā vyāyāmajātamārabhate, tasyātimātreṇa karmaṇoraḥ kṣaṇyate/ > There, regarding what was said that rash overexertion is a cause of wasting, we shall explain that in detail: when a person, being weak, contends with a strong person, or struggles with an excessively large bow, or talks excessively, or carries an excessive burden, or swims too far in water, or intensely indulges in vigorous massage and stamping with feet, or runs quickly over a very long distance, or is struck, or undertakes any other such irregular or excessive form of physical exercise, his chest is injured by that excessive exertion. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.6.3) - [Next: 2.6.4\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.6.4_1) - [Up: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.2.6.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.2.6.4) · Pramāṇa