[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) › 6.21.127 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.21.127 Carakasaṃhitā 6.21.127 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.21.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.127) bahirmārgasthitaṃ granthiṃ kiṃ punaḥ kaphasaṃbhavam/ dīrghakālasthitaṃ granthiṃ bhindyādvā bheṣajairimaiḥ// > how much more a knot situated in the external pathway, born of kapha! / Or one should break a long-standing knot with these medicines: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.21.126](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.126) - [Next: 6.21.128](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.128) - [Up: 6.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.21.127) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.4903) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.127](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.127) · Pramāṇa