Mriga Pakshi Shastra

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

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fear. Sometimes they play in water and cry aloud. They eat and digest grass, plantains, suger-cane'etc., Their youth begins in the 7th year. Then they play with female ones. They wavder independently.
Their varieties are mentioned below.
[1st variety of ELEPHANTS].
(DANTI) : These varieties of elephants are blue in colour and have strong big tusks, nud long truoks. They are generally over 9 feet tall and very strong. They are capible of turning out any kind of work and they never fail in their attempts. They are very strorg. and capable ! of doing work from their child-hood. They ure fond of hunting. They possess beautiful eyes and cry pleasingly. They have stunt penis and tall legs and their walk is very fine. They are stout and have long tails and fond of listening to their master's sweet words. They are
very grateful to their masters and mahouts. They have no temper and have long meinory. Thoy can lift heavy loads and they have a little passion.
[2nd variety of ELEPHANTS]
(DINTATALA) These varieties of elephants are very tall and black in colonr. Their heads are very big. They have very swift walk. They are very stout and move always when fastened in the stable. They are very shrewd and intelligent. They are very ford of great war and play, in water, mud and dust. 'They bave much passion. They have much gratitude and strong memory. They will be good and kind after trained. Thay are clean and having good scents. Their walk and cry are very grand. They are fond of eating much. They have no bad qualities and
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