Mriga Pakshi Shastra

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

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[3rd variety of CAMELS]
(DASERAKA)
These are whitish brown in colour and 10 hasthams in height. They always desire to roam in the forest. They have much impatience and terrible appearance and are not easily capturable. Supposiog they are captured and fastened with ropes, they try to cut them by biting and go away. Tbongh they complete the work entrusted to them they are very ungreateful. Their breath is very long and they are not inclined to listen sweet words. They possess some bad qualities. Bad smell would be coming out of their bodies. It is impossible to obstruct them while they are running fast.
[4th variety of CAMELS)
(MAHANGA)
They are tall more than 10 hestbas in height. They are most powerful and brown in colour. They possess very long necks, legs and
bair on tbeir bodies. They are very avaricious of eating of all kinas of leaves in abundance including poisonous leaves. They are very patient animals. They are very greateful to their masters. They ever successful in their work. They are very easily trainable. They grow very fatty in their youth times and are always healthy and strong. They are fond of carrying stones and other weighty things. Though they have ugly bodies, they are very strong and powerful. The female ones resemble the male etmels in al respects but with a less speed. They are very kind and patient by nature. They are easily trainable. They never fail to work and they are very greateful to their masters. They (both male and female) enjoy youth from the 4th to 16th year.
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