चतुर्भिर्धातवः सप्त पंचभिः क्षुत्तृडुद्भवः षड्भिर्जरायुणा वीतः कुक्षौ भ्राम्यति दक्षिणे
caturbhir dhātavaḥ sapta pañcabhiḥ kṣut-tṛḍ-udbhavaḥ ṣaḍbhir jarāyuṇā vītaḥ kukṣau bhrāmyati dakṣiṇe
Synonyms
caturbhiḥ—within four months; dhātavaḥ—ingredients; sapta—seven; pañcabhiḥ—within five months; kṣut-tṛṭ—of hunger and thirst; udbhavaḥ—appearance; ṣaḍbhiḥ—within six months; jarāyuṇā—by the amnion; vītaḥ—enclosed; kukṣau—in the abdomen; bhrāmyati—moves; dakṣiṇe—on the right side..
Translation
Within four months from the date of conception, the seven essential ingredients of the body, namely, chyle, blood, flesh, fat, bone, marrow and semina, come into existence. At the end of five months, hunger and thirst make themselves felt, and at the end of six months, the fetus, enclosed by the amnion, begins to move on the right side of the abdomen.
Purport
When the body of the child is completely formed at the end of six months, the child, if he is male, begins to move on the right side, and if female, she tries to move on the left side.