[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) › 5.5.7 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.5.7 Carakasaṃhitā 5.5.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.5.7) balaṃ ca hīyate yasya pratiśyāyaśca vardhate/ tasya nārīprasaktasya śoṣo 'antāyopajāyate// > He whose strength declines and whose coryza increases, > addicted to women, in him consumption arises leading to death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.5.6) - [Next: 5.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.5.8) - [Up: 5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.5.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.5.7) · Pramāṇa