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Jātaka Pārijāta
Chapter 3 · viyonijanmādyadhyāyaḥ · वियोनिजन्माद्यध्यायः · Verse 17
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
अथ स्त्रीणामृतुकालपरिमाणम् ।
विभावरीषोडश भामिनीनामृतुद्रमाद्या ऋतुकालमाहुः ।
नाद्याश्चतस्रोऽत्र निशेकयोग्याः पराश्च युग्माः सुतदाः प्रशस्ताः
IAST Transliteration
atha strīṇāmṛtukālaparimāṇam | vibhāvarīṣoḍaśa bhāminīnāmṛtudramādyā ṛtukālamāhuḥ | nādyāścatasro'tra niśekayogyāḥ parāśca yugmāḥ sutadāḥ praśastāḥ
TranslationsTwo-source verified
English

The first 16 nights from the menstruation of a woman are termed the season. The first 4 are not fit for impregnation. The other nights — those that are even — are recommended as conducing to the conception of a male offspring.

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