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Jātaka Pārijāta
Chapter 3 · viyonijanmādyadhyāyaḥ · वियोनिजन्माद्यध्यायः · Verse 30
Sanskrit · DevanāgarīJātaka Pārijāta manuscript tradition
कुर्वन्ति स्त्रीयुगं तत्र बलाबलविशेषतः ॥ २९ १/२॥
स्त्रीनपुंसकदश्चान्द्रिः पुंनपुंसक्दोऽर्कजः
IAST Transliteration
kurvanti strīyugaṃ tatra balābalaviśeṣataḥ || 29 1/2|| strīnapuṃsakadaścāndriḥ puṃnapuṃsakdo'rkajaḥ
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English

The Sun and Jupiter in a dual sign aspected by Mercury generate male twins. The Moon, Venus and Mars in a similar position produce twin females. In such cases, according to his peculiar strength or weakness, Mercury tends to produce a female hermaphrodite while Saturn produces a male one.

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