Gandhari

Originally posted by: ...SaRun...

Why was Gandhari 15 months pregnant? Is that even humanly possible?

Originally posted by: shivpriya

Yes it is possible. I had shared this in someother thread also-

It actually happens even today, and its causes are still unknown. In Medical terms it is called - 'postterm pregnancy'. Nowdays if such case occurs, that is if a woman's pregnancy prolongs beyond the normal period, then labour is 'induced' with the help of doctors to deliver the baby, or else the baby will die. Either hormonal medications are given or surgical techniques are used to do so.

I think Gandhari's baby had died inside the womb bcause after 9 months the fetus can begin to suffer from malnutrition.After the 42nd week of gestation, the placenta which supplies the baby with nutrients and oxygen from the mother, starts aging and will eventually fail. May be this is why Gandhari gave birth to a dead and decayed lump of flesh.

Later what Vyas did by putting the pieces of flesh in to 100 pots of clarified butter sounds similar to test-tube babies. Because it is actually impossible for a woman to carry 100 babies at a time, so it can be assumed that the 101 kauravas were born through the test-tube incubation technique.

Originally posted by: Roben

Its a whole different world so anything is possible

Originally posted by: Sapno_ki_rani

I read about some female whose fetus develop 9 months but they don't deliver and the fetus calcified so they were pregnant for 40+ years...Maybe that's y Gandhari births flesh...don't know about this Mahabharat

Originally posted by: nidz2404

Yes, more than 9 months pregnency is rare but possible u can google it.