[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) › 8.3.33 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.3.33 Carakasaṃhitā 8.3.33 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.33) nirūhamātrā prasṛtapramāṇā bāle ca vṛddhe ca mṛdurviśeṣaḥ/ nātyucchritaṃ nāpyatinīcapādaṃ sapādapīṭhaṃ śayanaṃ praśastam// > The dose of a non-unctuous enema is one prasṛti in measure; in the child and in the aged, mildness is the special rule. > A bed that is neither too high nor too low at the feet, provided with a footstool, is praised, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.3.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.32) - [Next: 8.3.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.34) - [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.8.3.33) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.33) · Pramāṇa