[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) › 3.4.3 # The Compendium of Caraka 3.4.3 Carakasaṃhitā 3.4.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.4.3) trividhaṃ khalu rogaviśeṣavijñānaṃ bhavati; tadyathā---āptopadeśaḥ, pratyakṣam, anumānaṃ ceti// > The diagnosis of specific diseases is indeed threefold; namely: authoritative testimony, direct perception, and inference. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.4.2) - [Next: 3.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.4.4) - [Up: 3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.3.4.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.3.4.3) · Pramāṇa