Charak Samhita

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वाय्वग्निदोषाद्वृषणौ तु यस्य नाशं गतौ वातिकषण्डकः सः| इत्येवमष्टौ विकृतिप्रकाराः कर्मात्मकानामुपलक्षणीयाः ||२१||

sanskrit

When the testicles get destroyed by aggravation of vayu and agni, vatika shandaka is formed. These eight types of genetic sexual disorders described above (dwireta, pawanendriya, etc)could be the consequences of past deeds.

english translation

vAyvagnidoSAdvRSaNau tu yasya nAzaM gatau vAtikaSaNDakaH saH| ityevamaSTau vikRtiprakArAH karmAtmakAnAmupalakSaNIyAH ||21||

hk transliteration

गर्भस्य सद्योऽनुगतस्य कुक्षौ स्त्रीपुन्नपुंसामुदरस्थितानाम्| किं लक्षणं? कारणमिष्यते किं सरूपतां येन च यात्यपत्यम् ||२२||

sanskrit

What are the earliest signs of conception? What signs and symptoms indicate a female, male or hermaphrodite foetus developing in the womb? What is the reason for the resemblance of the child to a particular person?

english translation

garbhasya sadyo'nugatasya kukSau strIpunnapuMsAmudarasthitAnAm| kiM lakSaNaM? kAraNamiSyate kiM sarUpatAM yena ca yAtyapatyam ||22||

hk transliteration

निष्ठीविका गौरवमङ्गसादस्तन्द्राप्रहर्षौ हृदये व्यथा च| तृप्तिश्च बीजग्रहणं च योन्यां गर्भस्य सद्योऽनुगतस्य लिङ्गम् ||२३||

sanskrit

Salivation, heaviness, malaise, drowsiness, horripilation, distress in cardiac region, contentment, absence of discharge of Shukra from Yoni —these are the earliest signs of conception.

english translation

niSThIvikA gauravamaGgasAdastandrApraharSau hRdaye vyathA ca| tRptizca bIjagrahaNaM ca yonyAM garbhasya sadyo'nugatasya liGgam ||23||

hk transliteration

सव्याङ्गचेष्टा पुरुषार्थिनी स्त्री स्त्रीस्वप्नपानाशनशीलचेष्टा| सव्यात्तगर्भा न च वृत्तगर्भा सव्यप्रदुग्धा स्त्रियमेव सूते ||२४||

sanskrit

Activities mostly to the left side of the mother, desire for man, feminine dreams, as well as feminine drinks, foods, conducts and activities, foetus stationed in the left side of the womb, gravid uterus that is not round in shape, profuse lactation in the left breast—these indicate the female foetus.

english translation

savyAGgaceSTA puruSArthinI strI strIsvapnapAnAzanazIlaceSTA| savyAttagarbhA na ca vRttagarbhA savyapradugdhA striyameva sUte ||24||

hk transliteration

पुत्रं त्वतो लिङ्गविपर्ययेण व्यामिश्रलिङ्गा प्रकृतिं तृतीयाम्| गर्भोपपत्तौ तु मनः स्त्रिया यं जन्तुं व्रजेत्तत्सदृशं प्रसूते ||२५||

sanskrit

Signs- symptoms contrary to the above indicate the male foetus, while a mixture of symptoms of male and female fetus indicate those of a hermaphrodite. A child resembles that person/animal to whom the mother’s mind is attracted during conception.

english translation

putraM tvato liGgaviparyayeNa vyAmizraliGgA prakRtiM tRtIyAm| garbhopapattau tu manaH striyA yaM jantuM vrajettatsadRzaM prasUte ||25||

hk transliteration