easy explanation of most typical topic of Ayurvedic embrology.

1. Bija Vikriti in Garbha
Ayurvedic Teratology
Dr.Priyanka Poonia
Assistant Professor
Rachana Sharira dept.
NAMC, Agra

2.  यदा स्त्रिया दोषप्रकोपणोक्तान्यासेवमानाया दोषााः प्रक
ु पपतााः शरीरमुपस
पपन्ताः शोणणतगर्ापशयावुपपद्यन्ते,
 न च कार्त्स्रन्येन शोणणतगर्ापशयौ दूषयस्त्न्त,
 तदेयं गर्ं लर्ते रिी; तदा तरय गर्परय मातृजानामवयवानामन्यतमो
ऽवयवो पवकृ ततमापद्यत एकोऽथवाऽनेक
े ,
 यरय यरय ह्यवयवरय बीजे बीजर्ागे वा दोषााः प्रकोपमापद्यन्ते, तं
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Pathology of congenital
anomalies

3. Ahara-Vihara
that vitiate
dosha taking
-by mother
Reach to female
genital tract,
specially uterus
and ovary.
Vitiate dosha,
circulates all
over the body
vitiate uterus
and ovary &
ovum.
when she gets
pregnancy the fetus
has congenital
anomalies related
to reproduction.
Either they
appear as a single
birth defects or
grouped
Pathology of
congenital anomalies

4. 1. यदा ह्यरयााः शोणणते गर्ापशयबीजर्ागाः प्रदोषमापद्यते, तदा व
न्धयां जनयतत;
2. यदा पुनररयााः शोणणते गर्ापशयबीजर्ागावयवाः प्रदोषमापद्यते, त
दा पूततप्रजां जनयतत;
3. यदा र्त्स्वरयााः शोणणते गर्ापशयबीजर्ागावयवाः रिीकराणां च शरीर
बीजर्ागानामेकदेशाः प्रदोषमापद्यते, तदा र्याकृ ततर्ूतय्ठाामस्त्रि
यं वातां नाम जनयतत, तां रिीव्यापदमाचक्षते| ¼pÛ“kkÛ 4@30½
Congenital anomalies in
Female fetus.

5. When bijabhaga
(chromosomes) of
ovum is vitiated
that are responsible
for the formation of
female genital tract,
she give birth to
sterile female. who
is unable to gives
birth or has no
power of
reproduction.
When bijabhaga-
ekdesha a small
portion of DNA of
ovum is vitiated that
are responsible for
the formation of
organs that
characterize a
female, viz breast,
female sex hormones
& organs she give
birth to varta female.
Who is not a
complete female but
having famine
characteristics.
When bijabha-
gavayava (gene) of
ovum is vitiated that
are responsible for
the formation of
female genital tract,
she give birth to
putipraja female.
She has malformed
reproductive system
so has difficulties in
reproduction &
gives birth to
defective or dead
female child.
पूततप्रजां
वातां
वन्धयां
Congenital anomalies

6. बीजर्ागाः बीजर्ागानामेकदेशाः
बीजर्ागावयवाः
पूततप्रजां वातां
वन्धयां
Congenital anomalies
in female
बीज
बीजर्ागाः बीजर्ागावयवाः बीजर्ागानामेकदेशाः

7. बीजर्ागाः
बीजर्ागानामेकदेशाः
बीजर्ागावयवाः
Congenital anomalies
in Female child
वन्धयां
वन्धयां
पूततप्रजां
पूततप्रजां
वातां

8. 1. एवमेव पुरुषरय यदा बीजे बीजर्ागाः प्रदोषमापद्यते, तदा वन्धयं
जनयतत;
2. यदा पुनररय बीजे बीजर्ागावयवाः प्रदोषमापद्यते, तदा पूततप्रजं
जनयतत;
3. यदा र्त्स्वरय बीजे बीजर्ागावयवाः पुरुषकराणां च शरीरबीजर्ागा
नामेकदेशाः प्रदोषमापद्यते, तदा पुरुषाकृ ततर्ूतय्ठामपुरुषं तृणपुत्रि
क
ं नाम जनयतत; तां पुरुषव्यापदमाचक्षते| ¼pÛ“kkÛ 4@31½
Congenital anomalies in
Male fetus.

9. When bijabhaga
(gene) of sperm is
vitiated that are
responsible for the
formation of male
genital tract, she
give birth to sterile
male. who has no
power of
reproduction.
When bijabhaga-
ekdesha a small
portion of DNA of
sperm is vitiated that
are responsible for
the formation of
organs that
characterize a male,
viz male sex
hormones & organs
she give birth to
tranputrika male.
Who is not a
complete female but
having masculine
characteristics.
When bijabha-
gavayava (DNA) of
sperm is vitiated
that are responsible
for the formation of
male genital tract,
she give birth to
putipraja male. who
has incomplete or
malformed
reproductive
system. who has
difficulties in
reproduction & have
a defective or dead
progeny.
पूततप्रज
तृणपुत्रिक
ं
वन्धय
Congenital anomalies
in Male

10. बीजर्ागाः बीजर्ागानामेकदेशाः
बीजर्ागावयवाः
पूततप्रज
वन्धय
Congenital anomalies
in Male
बीज
बीजर्ागाः बीजर्ागावयवाः बीजर्ागानामेकदेशाः
तृणपुत्रिक
ं

11. बीजर्ागाः
बीजर्ागानामेकदेशाः
बीजर्ागावयवाः
पूततप्रज
तृणपुत्रिक
ं
वन्धय
Congenital anomalies
in male child

12. Bija means
gametes &
bijabhaga means
a part or potion of
gametes that are
responsible for
formation of
genital organs.
Nearest term for
bijabhaga in
modern genetics
chromosomes.
Bijabhaga means a
part or potion of
gametes & Bhaganam
ekdesh means a
particular area of a
part/portion of
gametes that are
responsible for famine
or masculine
characteristic of any
individual. Nearest
term for Bhaganam
ekdesh in modern
genetics DNA.
Bijabhaga means a
part or potion of
gametes & Bija-
bhagavayava
means a component
of gametes that
situated in a
part/portion that are
responsible for
making of structure
function of any
genital organs.
Nearest term for
Bijabhagavayava in
modern genetics
genes.
बीजर्ागावयवाः
बीजर्ागानामेकदेशाः
बीजर्ागाः
Description of terms