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Factors determining the sex of an embryo have already been explained. Just as an undamaged seed when sown reproduces its own kind, such as the paddy seed germinates into paddy and the barley seed produces barley, so too men and women beget children possessing the natural characteristics of their parents. [18]

Factors determining the sex of an embryo have already been explained. Just as an undamaged seed when sown reproduces its own kind, such as the paddy seed germinates into paddy and the barley seed produces barley, so too men and women beget children possessing the natural characteristics of their parents. [18]

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==== Factors that can change the progeny's sex before birth ====

==== Factors for healthy progeny ====

तयोः कर्मणा वेदोक्तेन विवर्तनमुपदिश्यते [१] प्राग्व्यक्तीभावात् प्रयुक्तेन सम्यक्|  

तयोः कर्मणा वेदोक्तेन विवर्तनमुपदिश्यते [१] प्राग्व्यक्तीभावात् प्रयुक्तेन सम्यक्|  

This concludes the verse on ''pumsavana''. [19]

This concludes the verse on ''pumsavana''. [19]

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==== Measures for the preservation of the embryo ====

==== Measures for the preservation of the embryo ====