[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) › 6.9.79 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.9.79 Carakasaṃhitā 6.9.79 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.9.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.79) āśvāsayet suhṛdvā taṃ vākyairdharmārthasaṃhitaiḥ/ brūyādiṣṭavināśaṃ vā darśayedadbhutāni vā// > Or a friend should console him with words endowed with virtue and purpose; / or report the destruction of what he holds dear, or show him wonders. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.9.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.78) - [Next: 6.9.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.80) - [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.6.9.79) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.79) · Pramāṇa