[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) › 8.3.8 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.3.8 Carakasaṃhitā 8.3.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.8) ṣaḍdvādaśāṣṭāṅgulasaṃmitāni ṣaḍviṃśatidvādaśavarṣajānām/ syurmudgakarkandhusatīnavāhicchidrāṇi vartyā 'apihitāni caiva// > They should measure six, twelve, and eight finger-breadths > for those aged six, twenty, and twelve years; > their orifices should allow a mudga bean, a jujube fruit, and a pea to pass, and should be plugged with a wick. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.7) - [Next: 8.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.9) - [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.8.3.8) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [Cakradatta (Cikitsāsaṅgraha)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.sangraha.cakradatta.71.8) — Cakrapāṇidatta, Sanskrit - [Paribhāṣāpradīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.paribhasa.paribhasapradipa.4.83) — Govindasena, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.8) · Pramāṇa