[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) › 8.6.78 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.6.78 Carakasaṃhitā 8.6.78 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [8.6.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.6.78) atitīkṣṇaṃ mṛdau koṣṭhe laghudoṣasya bheṣajam/ doṣān hṛtvā vinirmathya jīvaṃ harati śoṇitam// > An excessively sharp medicine in one with soft bowels and slight doṣa, / having eliminated the doṣas and agitated \[the body\], carries away vital blood. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 8.6.77](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.6.77) - [Next: 8.6.79](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.6.79) - [Up: 8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.6) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.6.78) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.6.78](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.6.78) · Pramāṇa