[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) › 5.7.7 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.7.7 Carakasaṃhitā 5.7.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.7) saṃsthānena pramāṇena varṇena prabhayā tathā/ chāyā vivartate yasya svastho 'api preta eva saḥ// > In terms of shape, measurement, color, and likewise radiance, > whose shadow deviates, even if healthy he is just as good as dead. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.6) - [Next: 5.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.8) - [Up: 5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.7.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.7) · Pramāṇa