[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) › 8.3.8 # The Compendium of Caraka 8.3.8 English (machine translation) 8.3.8 - **Language:** English ### [8.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.8) 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. - [Previous: 8.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.7) - [Next: 8.3.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.9) - [Up: 8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3) ## Linked texts (1) - [Carakasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka.8.3.8) — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.caraka~en-mt.8.3.8) · Pramāṇa