Book Title: Mriga Pakshi Shastra
Author(s): Hamsadeva, M Sundaracharya
Publisher: V Krishnaswamy

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________________ After the 10th year the lions of both sex do not harm to ani, mals much. They kill only those which come nearer to them. They become old. They have redused passion, hunger, and swiftness. Then they would be lying under shadows of trees and caves. Their age is limited to 20 years. They are easily capturable by noose. They cannot be captured by bows and arrows generally. The cubs," in their early age (ie-. 1.to.3 years) are easily capturable. They are tamed by Rajahs keeping them in palace gardens. They will be given flesh and thus maintained. They can easily be captured by keeping artificial elephants and deer in their front. Owing to their breed and work they are called RAJASA UTTAMA or Superior in 2nd class. 2nd GROUP. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF TIGERS. They are 3 kinds of tigers differing in nature, colour and work. Sorne live in mountains and others in forests. They arə not so keen as lions. They have more passion in rainy and autumn seasons. When the ferociousness is less tbeir passion increases. Like lions they also enjoy in night times. Though the tigers approach the tigresses and lick their bodies, they do not easily yeild to tigers for intercourse. After a long time, they yeild for enjoyment. They are not fully developed to give pregnance before their 6th year. They enjoy with tigresses under the shady bushes and dark places. Foum comes out of their mouths during their enjoyment times. Then the tigress become pregnant. They deliver cubs in their 9th or 10th mouth like lioness. As soon as the cubs are born, they like to eat

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