Mriga Pakshi Shastra

Author(s): Hamsadeva, M Sundaracharya
Publisher: V Krishnaswamy

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He hunted for a while and thought of returning home for, if all the lions, tigers, deer, hyenas, bears, wild buffaloes, elephants, parrots, swan etc, were to be shot dead, the beauty of the forest and the science of animals and birds would altogether be disappear. So thinking, he returned home.
Next morning he attended his Durbar and sent for all the scholars and learned Pandits. He then requested them to describe the nature and qualities of the animals and birds. Then his great Minister by name Tarananda has selected and induced the great poet HAMSADEVA, the author of this science, who narated the main description of the animals and birds in the following manner.
The auther Hamsadeva, has described the nature and qualities of Animals and Birds into 36 groups to facilitate for easy reading.Of which a few are mentioned below:
1. The description in general.
2. The time of their intercourse.
3. The period of pregnancy.
4. The early stages.
5. The number of kinds, colour and work.
6. The nature of female ones.
7. The limit of age.
8. Their quality whether ferocious, calm or dull.
He has tried his level best to describe the main varieties of their qualities and nature. There are various kinds of animals and birds of which most important kinds
are described below. (in the
above said 36 groups.).
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