Manava Dharmashastra 3.49
Mānava Dharmaśāstra 3.49
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- Sanskrit
3.49
pumān puṃso 'dhike śukre strī bhavaty adhike striyāḥ
same 'pumān puṃ striyau vā kṣīṇe 'lpe ca viparyayaḥ //
A male child is produced by a greater quantity of male seed, a female child by the prevalence of the female; if (both are) equal, a hermaphrodite or a boy and a girl; if (both are) weak or deficient in quantity, a failure of conception (results).
Translations (1)
- The Laws of Manu — Georg Bühler 1886, English
Commentaries (1)
- Manubhāṣya — Medhātithi, Sanskrit