[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) › 8.2.25 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.2.25 Carakasaṃhitā 8.2.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.2.25) &na vaikāntena nirdiṣṭe 'apyarthe 'abhiniviśedbudhaḥ/ svayamapyatra &vaidyena tarkyaṃ buddhimatā bhavet// > Nor should the wise physician adhere unconditionally > even to a stated matter; here the intelligent physician must also deliberate for himself. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.2.24\_1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.2.24_1) - [Next: 8.2.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.2.26) - [Up: 8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.2.25) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.2.25) · Pramāṇa