A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c25.604.5

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when this element does not reach the region of the eyes, the child will be born blind (jātyandhatva); when tejas is associated with one of the doṣas or blood, the eyes will have a particular colour (2.35);⁸² things to be avoided by a pregnant woman (2.36);⁸³ things which are prohibited in order to avoid provoking malevolent beings and deities; particular types of behaviour resulting in specific characteristics or disorders of the child are enumerated (2.37);⁸⁴ general rules for the medical treatment of pregnant women (2.38-40);⁸⁵ an explanation for the fact that a child in the womb does not cry (2.41).⁸⁶