[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) › 5.8.25 # The Compendium of Caraka 5.8.25 English (machine translation) 5.8.25 - **Language:** English ### [5.8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.25) Food does not reach the throat, and the tongue retracts into the throat; when the living being's life-span has reached its end, strength also wanes. - [Previous: 5.8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.24) - [Next: 5.8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.26) - [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.5.8.25) — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.5.8.25) · Pramāṇa