A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c42.s6.10

v3.c42.s6.10

1). Four classes (yoni) of living beings are distinguished: jarāyuja (placentals), aṇḍaja (oviparous), udbhijja (germinating), and svedaja (engendered by moisture) (Śā.5.2). 147 The embryo is thought to develop out of six elements (kāya), 148 namely the five mahābhūtas and rasa (Śā.5.10). The puruṣa is described as śaddhātu, i.e., composed of the five bhūtas, together with brahman, which is avyakta (Śā.5.11). 149 Seven varieties of divine (divya) and seven of human (mānuṣa) character types (kāya) are described (Śā.5. 15–25). 150