Mriga Pakshi Shastra

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

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[lst variety of REINOCEROSES]
(GANDAKA)
These species of animals are black, having very ehort-tails and short and stort bodies. They have long aed sharp nails. They bave uniforınly ugly stout ani nasty bodies. They have a horn at the end of their noses. Their skin is very thick. There are many white spots thronghout their todies. Some are tall by 4 or 5 hastbas. They
have small faces, small eyes and hanging testicles. They are very angry. They scoop to do very mein acts · 1 hey are very cruel and
terrible.
[2ud variety of RHINOCE ROSES]
KHADGA)
These kinds of Rhinoceroses are blue in colour, baving recand white dots on their bodies. They are very tall. Their cry it very terrible. They are much dull in nature. There are flashy in scles around their ears. Soins may have hump on their backs. They are terrible cruel, ugly and nasty. They have long ears. They are not easily capturable. They have not glittering and beauty ou their brdice. They are always fond of killing wild animals. They possess big aid.long
hanging testicles. Their hips are very stout and, fleshy. Soine h:1v9
whitish black colour and they are not so terrible and strong es others. The rhinoceroscs, generally live in graze jillica grass. Generally, the female ones are of the same type as male ones. Some of the females are fearful and some quiet. Some deliver twice and some thrice in their life times. After 20th year they become old and their utincst age is 32 years. Owing to dull-nature and mean inindedress, they are termed as TAMASA ADHAMA or inferior in 3rd class.
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