[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) › 6.9.4 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.9.4 Carakasaṃhitā 6.9.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.4) viruddhaduṣṭāśucibhojanāni pradharṣaṇaṃ devagurudvijānām/ unmādaheturbhayaharṣapūrvo mano 'abhighāto viṣamāśca ceṣṭāḥ// > Incompatible, corrupted, and impure foods, insults to gods, teachers, and twice-born, / mental trauma preceded by fear or extreme joy, and erratic activities are the causes of insanity. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.9.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.3) - [Next: 6.9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.5) - [Up: 6.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.9.4) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Vīrasiṃhāvaloka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.karmavipaka.virasimhavaloka.3.p22) — Vīrasiṃha, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.4) · Pramāṇa