[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) › 8.3.12 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.3.12 Carakasaṃhitā 8.3.12 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.12) bsteralābhe plavajo galo vā syādaṅkapādaḥ sughanaḥ paṭo vā/ āsthāpanārhaṃ puruṣaṃ vidhijñaḥ samīkṣya puṇye 'ahani śuklapakṣe// > In the absence of a bladder, the neck-skin of a swimming bird, or a spotted deer's foot, or a very dense cloth may be used. > Having examined a person fit for a non-unctuous enema, the expert in procedure, on an auspicious day in the bright fortnight, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.3.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.11) - [Next: 8.3.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.13) - [Up: 8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.12) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.12) · Pramāṇa