[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) › 6.8.13 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.8.13 Carakasaṃhitā 6.8.13 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.13) ayathābalamārambhaṃ vegasaṃdhāraṇaṃ kṣayam/ yakṣmaṇaḥ kāraṇaṃ vidyāccaturthaṃ viṣamāśanam// > exertion disproportionate to strength, suppression of urges, depletion, > and irregular eating—one should know these as the fourfold cause of yakṣmā. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.12) - [Next: 6.8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.14) - [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.6.8.13) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.13) · Pramāṇa