Charak Samhita

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रक्तेन कन्यामधिकेन पुत्रं शुक्रेण तेन द्विविधीकृतेन| बीजेन कन्यां च सुतं च सूते यथास्वबीजान्यतराधिकेन ||१२||

sanskrit

One gets female or male child due to dominance of ovum or sperm respectively. When zygote is split into two, twins are formed and the gender of each of the twins is determined by the relative predominance of ovum or sperm.

english translation

raktena kanyAmadhikena putraM zukreNa tena dvividhIkRtena| bIjena kanyAM ca sutaM ca sUte yathAsvabIjAnyatarAdhikena ||12||

hk transliteration