Mriga Pakshi Shastra

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

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They fear for mire. They can easily walk in thorny places having
red eyes.
[4th variety of GOATS]
(VRISHNI) SHEEP.
These kinds of goats are brown in colour. Their bodies are covered with long hair. They have two short horns. They also have other colour in their faces, necks, and stomachs. They have stout stomachs, very slow paces and a little anger in their youth. They must be well-trained in their early ages alone. They appear fearfully. They loose temper when they are hungry. They quarrel with one another and cause awful fear in them.
[5th variety of GOATS]
(EDAKA)
These varieties of goats have one sort of colour on their faces, stomachs and hinder portions and another sort of colour on the remaining portions of their bodies. They are generally tall. They have long legs and stout stomachs. They often cry (be be out of passion for cohabitation. They can jump from high places to down. They can run very fast in plains. They can withstand fatigue, rain, and hot Sun. There are many other goats in the world possessing the same qualities, nature, and work. Some have smaller dots and bigger spots of various colours on their bodies. The She-Goats resemble the He Goats in all respects. Some may not have horns. They have big odhas to give food and plenty of milk. They produce good smell. They have strong memory and easily trainable and very greatful to their masters. They cannot withstand Sun's heat, rain and fatigue. They take less
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