[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) › [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt) › 5.8.20 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.8.20 English (machine translation) 5.8.20 - **Language:** English ### [5.8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.20) Laughing repeatedly, hissing repeatedly, striking the bed with his foot, and probing his upper bodily orifices: that sick man does not live. - [Previous: 5.8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.19) - [Next: 5.8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.21) - [Up: 5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.5.8.20) — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.20) · Pramāṇa