[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) › 5.8.7 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.8.7 Carakasaṃhitā 5.8.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [5.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.8.7) tryahametena jīvanti lakṣaṇenāturā narāḥ/ arogāṇāṃ punastvetat ṣaḍrātraṃ ¶mucyate// > Sick men live for three days with this sign; > for the healthy, however, this \[lifespan\] is said to be at most six nights. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 5.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.8.6) - [Next: 5.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.8.8) - [Up: 5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.7) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.8.7) · Pramāṇa