[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) › 6.5.49 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.5.49 Carakasaṃhitā 6.5.49 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.49) avamyasyālpakāyāgneḥ kuryāllaṅghanamāditaḥ/ mando 'agnirvedanā mandā gurustimitakoṣṭhatā// > In one who should not be vomited and whose bodily digestive fire is weak, he should first perform fasting. > When the digestive fire is weak, the pain is dull, the alimentary tract is heavy and sluggish, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.5.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.48) - [Next: 6.5.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.50) - [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.6.5.49) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.5.49) · Pramāṇa