[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) › 3.2.8 # The Compendium of Caraka 3.2.8 Carakasaṃhitā 3.2.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.8) na ca khalu kevalamatimātramevāhārarāśimāmapradoṣakaramicchanti&, api tu khalu gururūkṣaśītaśuṣkadviṣṭaviṣṭambhividāhyaśuciviruddhānāmakāle cānnapānānāmupasevanaṃ, kāmakrodhalobhamoherṣyāhrīśokamānodvegabhayopataptamanasā vā yadannapānamupayujyate, tadapyāmāmeva pradūṣayati// > Nor indeed do they hold an excessive measure of food alone to cause the severe disorder of āma; but also the intake of foods and drinks that are heavy, unctuous-less, cold, dry, disliked, distending, burning, impure, incompatible, and taken at the improper time, or whatever food and drink is consumed by a mind afflicted by passion, anger, greed, delusion, envy, shame, grief, pride, agitation, or fear—that too vitiates āma itself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.2.7\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.7_3) - [Next: 3.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.9) - [Up: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.3.2.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgasaṃgraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangasamgraha.11.8) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.2.8) · Pramāṇa