[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948) › c8.232 # Hindu Medicine c8.232 Hindu Medicine c8.232 - **Language:** English ### [c8.232](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.232) In the fourth month the articulation of all the limbs becomes more distinct. The heart of the foetus becomes manifest; hence its (subtle) thought-substance (cetanā-dhātu) becomes distinct, because it abides in the heart. Hence the embryo in the fourth month experiences desires for sense-objects. The pregnant mother has "two hearts" and is called "dau-hṛdinī," that is, "provided with two hearts," and "provided with the peculiar longings and strange appetites of a pregnant woman." - [Previous: c8.231](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.231) - [Next: c8.233](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.233) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.232](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.232) · Pramāṇa