A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c30.146.4

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A particular dohada was regarded as a sign pointing to the future character of the child; see on this subject: M. Bloomfield (1920): 6–7; Thusa Jātaka (No. 338). Dohada is a phenomenon also occurring in trees; see M. Bloomfield (1920); J. Gonda (1963): 260; R. Krishnamurthy (1995): 337–338; J.J. Meyer (1937): I, 237, Anm. 1, and III, 222; N.M. Penzer (1924): I, 221; K.R. Pisharoti (1935a); R. Syed (1990): 83. See on the longings of pregnant women in Graeco-Roman medicine: E.D. Baumann (1934a): 256–257; P. Diepgen (1937): 158–159. 97 Cf. Su.Śā.3.18–21. See on Indian attitudes towards the cravings: N. Rizvi (1986): 235–236. 98 Cf. Su.Śā.3.14–15. 99 Cf. Su.Śā.3.16. 100 See Bhagwan Dash (1975a): 9. 101 Cf. Su.Śā.3.30. See also Saṃgītaratnākara 1.2.36cd–38ab. 102 See on the duration of pregnancy in the Indian tradition: R.F.G. Müller (1928): 237–238. 103 Cf. Ca.Śā.6.23; Su.Śā.3.31. 104 A macerated child (pūtiprajā) is born in such a case. 105 A vārttā is a child with largely female characteristics without being fully female. Cakra did no longer understand the precise meaning of the term. 106 A tṛṇaputrika is a predominantly, but not fully, male child. 107 Cf. Su.Śā.1.18. Compare the classification of Manusmṛti 12.40–51. 108 The Bṛhatsaṃhitā describes a surasattva (67.111cd). 109 A related type, called niśācarasattva, is described in the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (67.113ab). 110 A piśācasattva is described in the Bṛhatsaṃhitā (67.113cd).