[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) › 6.5.139 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.5.139 Carakasaṃhitā 6.5.139 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.5.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.139) &saṃgṛhīto yadā gulmastadā ghaṭamathoddharet/ vastrāntaraṃ tataḥ kṛtvā &&bhindyādgulmaṃ pramāṇavit// &\`sa gṛhīto yadā' iti pā-. &&\`cchindyādgulmaṃ pramāṇavit / vimargajaṃ yadā paśyet' iti gaṅgādharasaṃmataḥ pāṭhah. vimārgājapadādarśairyathālābhaṃ prapīḍayet/ mṛdgīyādgulmamevaikaṃ na &tvantrahṛdayaṃ spṛśet// &\`na tvatra hṛdayaṃ' iti pā-. tilairaṇḍātasībījasarṣapaiḥ parilipya ca/ śleṣmagulmamayaḥpātraiḥ sukhoṣṇaiḥ svedayedbhiṣak// > When the lump is grasped, he should then remove the jar; > then, placing a cloth between, one who knows measurements should break open the lump. > He should compress it with whatever is available—vimārga, ajapada, or mirrors; > he should knead the lump alone, but should not touch the intestines or the heart. > And having smeared it with sesame, castor, linseed, and mustard seeds, > the physician should foment the phlegm lump with pleasantly warm iron vessels. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.5.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.138) - [Next: 6.5.142](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.142) - [Up: 6.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.5.139) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.139) · Pramāṇa