[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) › 6.9.8 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.9.8 Carakasaṃhitā 6.9.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [6.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.8) samudbhramaṃ buddhimanaḥsmṛtīnāmunmādamāgantunijotthamāhuḥ/ tasyodbhavaṃ pañcavidhaṃ pṛthak tu vakṣyāmi liṅgāni cikitsitaṃ ca// > They declare insanity to be a wandering of intellect, mind, and memory, arising from extrinsic causes or intrinsic ones; / its fivefold origin, its symptoms separately, and its treatment I will declare. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 6.9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.7) - [Next: 6.9.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.9) - [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.6.9.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.9.8) · Pramāṇa