[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 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.7: saptamo 'adhyāyaḥ/ Carakasaṃhitā 5.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### saptamo 'adhyāyaḥ/ ### [5.7.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.1) athātaḥ pannarūpīyamindriyaṃ vyākhyāsyāmaḥ// > Now we shall explain the sense faculty concerning the sunken pupil. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.2) iti ha smāha bhagavānātreyaḥ// > Thus spoke the blessed Ātreya: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.3) dṛṣṭyāṃ yasya vijānīyāt pannarūpāṃ kumārikām/ praticchāyāmayīmakṣṇornainamiccheccikitsitum// > In whose eye one recognizes the pupil as having a sunken form, > consisting of a reflection, one should not wish to treat him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.4) jyotsnāyāmātape dīpe salilādarśayorapi/ aṅgeṣu vikṛtā yasya cchāyā &pretastathaiva saḥ// > In moonlight, sunlight, lamplight, and also in water or a mirror, > whose shadow on the limbs is abnormal, he is just as good as dead. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.5) chinnā bhinnā++ākulā cchāyā hīnā vā 'apyadhikā 'api vā/ naṣṭā tanvī dvidhā cchinnā vikṛtā viśitā ca yā// > A shadow that is severed, split, confused, diminished or augmented, > lost, thin, divided into two, distorted, or perforated— > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.6) etāścānyāśca yāḥ kāścit praticchāyā vigarhitāḥ/ sarvā mumūrṣatāṃ jñeyā na cellakṣyanimittajāḥ// > These and whatever other blameworthy reflections there are, > all are to be known as belonging to those about to die, if not arising from what is to be marked. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [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) ### [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) ### [5.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.9) pratipramāṇasaṃsthānā jalādarśātapādiṣu/ chāyā yā sā praticchāyā cchāyā varṇaprabhāśrayā// > The shadow that corresponds to the measurement and shape in water, a mirror, sunlight, and so forth is the reflection (praticchāyā); > whereas shadow (chāyā) relies on color and radiance. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.10) svādīnāṃ pañca pañcānāṃ chāyā vividhalakṣaṇāḥ/ nābhasī nirmalā nilā sasnehā saprabheva ca // > There are five shadows of diverse characteristics belonging to the five elements: > the etheric is clear, blue, oily, and radiant; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.11) rūkṣā śyāvāruṇā yā tu vāyavī sā hataprabhā/ viśuddharaktā tvāgneyī dīptābhā darśanapriyā// > That which is rough, grayish, and reddish is the airy one, stripped of radiance; > that belonging to fire is pure red, brilliant in luster, and pleasant to behold; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.12) śuddhavaidūryavimalā susnigdhā cāmbhasī matā/ sthirā &snigdhā ghanā ślakṣṇā śyāmā śvetā ca pārthivī// > That pure and spotless like clear cat's-eye and extremely unctuous is considered the watery one; > the earthly is firm, unctuous, dense, smooth, black, and white. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.13) vāyavī garhitā tvāsāṃ catasraḥ syuḥ &sukhodayāḥ/ vāyavī tu vimāśāyā kleśāya mahate 'api vā// > The airy one among these is condemned, while four bring good fortune; > but the airy leads to destruction or to great suffering. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.14) syāttaijasī prabhā sarvā sā tu saptavidhā smṛtā/ raktā pītā sitā śyāvā haritā pāṇḍurā 'asitā// > All radiance is fiery; it is recorded as sevenfold: > red, yellow, white, grayish, green, pale, and black. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.15) tāsāṃ yāḥ syurvikāsinyaḥ snigdhāśca vipulāśca yāḥ/ tāḥ śubhā rūkṣamalināḥ &saṃkṣiptāścāśubhodayāḥ// > Among these, those that are expansive, unctuous, and broad > are auspicious; those that are rough, dirty, and contracted bring inauspicious results. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.16) varṇamākrāmati cchāyā &bhāstu varṇaprakāśinī/ āsannā lakṣyate cchāyā bhāḥ &prakṛṣṭā prakāśate// > The shadow overcasts color, while radiance illumines color; > the shadow is observed close by, whereas radiance shines afar. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.17) nācchāyo nāprabhaḥ kaścidviśeṣāścihnayanti tu/ nṛṇāṃ śubhāśubhotpattiṃ kāle chāyāprabhāśrayāḥ// > No one is devoid of shadow or devoid of radiance; but distinguishing signs > based on shadow and radiance mark the arising of good and evil for human beings in due course. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.18) kāmalā 'akṣṇormukhaṃ pūrṇaṃ śaṅkhayormuktamāṃsatā/ &saṃtrāsaścoṣṇagātratvaṃ yasya taṃ parivarjayet// > Jaundice of the eyes, bloated face, loss of flesh in the temples, > trembling, and heat of the limbs: one should avoid him who has these. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.19) utthāpyamānaḥ śayanāt pramohaṃ yāti yo naraḥ/ muhurmuhurna saptāhaṃ sa jīvati &vikatthanaḥ// > A man who falls into delusion when being raised from bed > repeatedly, bragging, does not live for seven days. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.20) saṃsṛṣṭā vyādhayo yasya pratilomānulomagāḥ/ vyāpannā grahaṇī prāyaḥ so 'ardhamāsaṃ na jīvati// > He whose diseases are combined, running upward and downward, > and whose digestion is generally ruined, does not live for half a month. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.21) uparuddhasya rogeṇa karśitasyālpamaśnataḥ/ bahu mūtrapurīṣaṃ syādyasya taṃ parivarjayet// > One besieged by disease, emaciated, and eating little, > who has copious urine and feces: him one should avoid. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.22) durbalo bahu bhuṅkte yaḥ &prāgbhuktādannamāturaḥ/ alpamūtrapurīṣaśca yathā pretastathaiva saḥ// > The sick man who, being weak, eats much food even before the previous is digested, > and has little urine and feces, is just as good as dead. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.23) iṣṭaṃ ca &guṇasaṃpannamannamaśnāti yo naraḥ/ śaśvacca balavarṇābhyāṃ hīyate na sa jīvati// > A man who eats desirable and wholesome food, > yet continuously declines in strength and complexion, does not live. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.24) prakūjati praśvasiti śithilaṃ cātisāryate/ balahīnaḥ pipāsārtaḥ śuṣkāsyo na sa jīvati// > He who moans, sighs deeply, passes loose stools, > is devoid of strength, afflicted by thirst, with a dry mouth: he does not live. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.25) hrasvaṃ ca yaḥ praśvasiti vyāviddhaṃ spandate ca yaḥ/ mṛtameva tamātreyo vyācacakṣe punarvasuḥ// > He who breathes shortly and twitches convulsively, > Punarvasu Ātreya declared him to be indeed dead. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.26) ūrdhvaṃ ca yaḥ praśvasiti śleṣmaṇā cābhibhūyate/ hīnavarṇabalāhāro yo naro na sa jīvati// > He who breathes upward and is overcome by phlegm, > a man whose complexion, strength, and food are diminished: he does not live. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.27) ūrdhvāgne nayane yasya &manye cāratakampane/ balahīnaḥ pipāsārtaḥ śuṣkāsyo na sa jīvati// > Whose eyes have an upward gaze, and whose carotid vessels tremble unsteadily, > who is devoid of strength, afflicted by thirst, with a dry mouth: he does not live. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.28) yasya gaṇḍāvupacitau jvarakāsau ca dāruṇau/ śūlī pradveṣṭi cāpyannaṃ tasmin karma na sidhyati// > Whose cheeks are swollen and who has severe fever and cough, > who suffers from colic and loathes food: treatment does not succeed in him. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.29) &vyāvṛttamūrdhajihvāsyo bhruvau yasya ca vicyute/ kaṇṭakaiścācitā jihvā yathā pretastathaiva saḥ// > Whose head, tongue, and mouth are distorted, whose eyebrows are displaced, > and whose tongue is covered with thorns, is just as good as dead. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.30) śophaścātyarthamutsiktaṃ niḥsṛtau vṛṣaṇau bhṛśam/ ataścaiva viparyāso vikṛtyā pretalakṣaṇam// > And swelling excessively elevated, testicles severely prolapsed, > or the reverse of this by morbid change: these are signs of death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.31) nicitaṃ yasya māṃsaṃ &syāttvagasthiṣveva dṛśyate/ kṣīṇasyānaśnatastasya māsamāyuḥ paraṃ bhavet// > Whose flesh has accumulated \[only\] where skin and bone are seen, > who is wasted and fasting: his remaining lifespan would be at most a month. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.32) tatra ślokaḥ--- > Here is a verse: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.32\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.32_1) idaṃ liṅgamariṣṭāakhyamanekamabhijajñivān/ āyurvedavidityākhyāṃ labhate kuśalo janaḥ// > Having recognized this manifold sign known as fatal symptom, > the skilled man obtains the designation 'knower of Āyurveda'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [5.7.32\_2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7.32_2) ityagniveśakṛte tantre carakapratisaṃskṛte indriyasthāne pannarūpīyamindriyaṃ nāma saptamo 'adhyāyaḥ//7// > Thus ends the seventh chapter, named 'Sense Faculty on the Sunken Pupil', in the Indriyasthāna of the compendium composed by Agniveśa and redacted by Caraka. //7 > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.7.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Adbhutasāgara](https://indike.org/pramana/in.astro.samhita.adbhuta.adbhutasagara.48.254) — Ballālasena & Lakṣmaṇasena, Sanskrit - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.2211) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.7) · Pramāṇa