[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) › 6.8.3 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.8.3 Carakasaṃhitā 6.8.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.3) divaukasāṃ kathayatāmṛṣibhirvai śrutā kathā/ kāmavyasanasaṃyuktā paurāṇī śaśinaṃ prati// > An ancient tale concerning the Moon, connected with the vice of lust, > was indeed heard by the sages as the celestials were narrating it. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.2) - [Next: 6.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.4) - [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.6.8.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.3) · Pramāṇa