Mriga Pakshi Shastra

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

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youth they are stronger and more passionate. Their paws, tongues and eyes are red. They bave always bad smell on their boāies. In their early age, they are always sleepy and lazy. They sleep under the shadow of t:ees thinking of killing animals.
[8rd variety of TIGERSİ..
(VYAGFIRA),
These kinds of tigers are yellowish in colour. They are fully long stripes on their bodies. They are peither too short nor too tall.
They have red tongues. Always they are very angryand terrible Whatever is caught by them, it is not left unkilled. They will fall upon animals from ambush. They cannot be easily captured and prevented. They are always dirty. Though they are reduced much in their youth, they are very strong. There are m y tigers
possessing these natural qualities in the world.
Just as lions, tigers and tigress have their prime youth in their 6th year. Tigresses are generally. of the tigers' type, but a little patient. They are very thirsty in day-times. They are fond of shady bushes and trees. They becoms hot tempered for a while when they are troublad. Some have a very few mustaches and some do not possess at all. There are red spots under their bellie's, and their paws are red. They (tigresses) will become pregnant during their 4th or 5th year. They enjoy with tigers unlike lionesses (ie) when a lioness once enjoys with a lion, it will never go and enjoy with; another lion. But tigresses are foolish in this respect. They (tiger and tigress have their youth till daeir 10th year. Then they
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