[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) › 5.7.8 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.7.8 Carakasaṃhitā 5.7.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.8) saṃsthānamākṛtirjñeyā suṣamā viṣamā ca sā/ madhyamalpaṃ mahaccoktaṃ pramāṇaṃ trividhaṃ nṛṇām// > Shape should be known as form, and that is regular or irregular; > measurement in men is said to be threefold: medium, small, and large. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.7) - [Next: 5.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.9) - [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.5.7.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.8) · Pramāṇa