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The Compendium of Caraka 3.8.21_1

Carakasaṃhitā 3.8.21_1

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3.8.21_1

tatra khalvime pratyavarāṇāmāśu nigrahe bhavantyupāyāḥ; tadyathā---śrutahīnaṃ mahatā sūtrapāṭhenābhibhavet, vijñānahīnaṃ punaḥ kaṣṭaśabdena vākyena, vākyadhāraṇāhīnamāviddhadīrghasūtrasaṃkulairvākyadaṇḍakaiḥ, patibhāhīnaṃ punar-*vacanenaikavidhenānekārthavācinā, vacanaśaktihīnamardhoktasya *vākyasyākṣepeṇa, aviśāradamapatrapaṇena, kopanamāyāsanena, bhīruṃ vitrāsanena, anavahitaṃ niyamaneneti/

There, these are indeed the means for swiftly defeating inferiors; that is to say: one should overcome one lacking in learning by extensive recitation of aphorisms; one lacking in specialized knowledge, by speech containing difficult words; one lacking in retention of speech, by complex sentences crowded with disjointed, prolonged strings of aphorisms; one lacking in presence of mind, by ambiguous speech that conveys multiple meanings; one lacking in power of speech, by interrupting a half-spoken sentence; one lacking clarity, by humiliation; one prone to anger, by exhaustion; the timid, by intimidation; and the inattentive, by strict restriction.

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