[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) › 6.5.163 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.5.163 Carakasaṃhitā 6.5.163 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.5.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.163) ya eva grahaṇīdoṣe kṣārāste kaphagulminām/ siddhā niratyayāḥ śastā dāhastvante praśasyate// > The very alkalis that are in duodenal impairment are proven and free from danger > and recommended for those with a kapha lump; cauterisation, however, is praised at the end. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.5.162](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.162) - [Next: 6.5.164](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.164) - [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.6.5.163) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.163](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.163) · Pramāṇa