[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) › 3.3.42 # The Compendium of Caraka 3.3.42 Carakasaṃhitā 3.3.42 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.3.42) evamitareṣāmapi vyādhīnāṃ vidānaviparītaṃ bheṣajaṃ bhavati; yathā---apatarpaṇanimittānāṃ vyādhīnāṃ nāntareṇa pūraṇamasti śāntiḥ, tathā pūraṇanimittānāṃ vyādhīnāṃ nāntareṇāpatarpaṇam// > Likewise, for other diseases also, the medicine is contrary to the etiology; just as for diseases caused by reducing therapy there is no relief without nourishing therapy, so for diseases caused by nourishing therapy there is no relief without reducing therapy. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3.41\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.3.41_1) - [Next: 3.3.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.3.43) - [Up: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.3.3.42) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.3.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.3.42) · Pramāṇa