[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) › 6.8.42 # The Compendium of Caraka 6.8.42 English (machine translation) 6.8.42 - **Language:** English ### [6.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.42) Therefore, the faeces must be protected, especially in a person suffering from rājayakṣmā; for in one afflicted by the depletion of all dhātus, his strength is indeed the strength of faeces. - [Previous: 6.8.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.41) - [Next: 6.8.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.43) - [Up: 6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8) ## Linked texts (1) - [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.6.8.42) — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.6.8.42) · Pramāṇa