[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) › 8.1.51 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.1.51 Carakasaṃhitā 8.1.51 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.51) virecayettrirdvirathaikaśo vā balaṃ samīkṣya trividhaṃ malānām/ &uraḥśirolāghavamindriyācchyaṃ srotoviśuddhiśca bhavedviśuddhe// > he should purge \[it\] three times, twice, or once, observing the threefold strength of the wastes. > Lightness of chest and head, clarity of the senses, and purity of the channels occur in one who is cleansed; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.1.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.50) - [Next: 8.1.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.52) - [Up: 8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.1.51) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.1.51) · Pramāṇa