A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.25

v1.c11.25

Ātreya proposes that the child in the womb is an aggregate (samudāya) of six factors (bhāva) derived from the mother, father, ātman, suitability (sātmya), the nutrient fluid (of the mother) (rasa), and sattva (= manas).70 This proposition is rejected by Bharadvāja, who gives his arguments, which are refuted by Ātreya (3.3–5).