[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) › 6.8.139 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.8.139 Carakasaṃhitā 6.8.139 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.8.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.139) guṭikāṃ dhārayedāsye cūrṇairvā śodhayenmukham/ eṣāmāloḍitānāṃ vā dhārayet kavalagrahān// > He should keep a pill in the mouth, or cleanse the mouth with powders, / or hold these as gargles after stirring them \[in water\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.8.138](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.138) - [Next: 6.8.140](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.140) - [Up: 6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.139) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.139) · Pramāṇa