[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) › 7.7.8 # The Compendium of Caraka 7.7.8 Carakasaṃhitā 7.7.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.7.7.8) sukumāre śiśau vṛddhe mṛdukoṣṭhe ca &tacchubham/ mohayedāśukāritvācchyāmā kṣiṇvīta &mūrcchayet// > In the delicate, the child, the elderly, and one of gentle bowels, that is beneficial. / The black one would confuse \[the senses\] due to quick action, cause injury, and produce fainting. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.7.7.7) - [Next: 7.7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.7.7.9) - [Up: 7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.7.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.7.7.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.astangahrdaya.5297) — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit - [Gadanigraha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.gadanigraha.116.74) — Soḍhala, Sanskrit - [Ārogyacintāmaṇi (Dāmodaramiśra)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.arogyacintamani-damodara.94.26) — Dāmodaramiśra, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.7.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.7.7.8) · Pramāṇa