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# The Compendium of Caraka 6.21.29

Carakasaṃhitā 6.21.29

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [6.21.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.21.29)

rūkṣoṣṇaiḥ kevalo vāyuḥ pūraṇairvā samāvṛtaḥ/  
praduṣṭo dūṣayan dūṣyān visarpati yathābalam//

> Vāta alone, or enveloped by heavy foods, aggravated by dry and hot things, / corrupting the affected tissues, spreads according to its strength.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

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## Translations (1)

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